News & Policy

New research from Barnardo’s provides a glimpse into the ‘invisible’ lives of the children and families of veterans in custody.

Responding to the Government’s announcement that veterans will be guaranteed interviews for some public sector jobs, Air Vice-Marshal Ray Lock CBE, Chief Executive at the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), says:

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) is delighted to announce the five specialist fellows who have been selected to take part in the 2020 Clore Experienced Leader Programme:

Commenting on today’s publication of the Veterans’ Strategy Consultation Response by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, Tom McBarnet, Director of Programmes at the Forces in Mind Trust, says:

Senior military officers, business leaders, civil servants and politicians gathered at the headquarters of Deloitte today, to discuss the employment barriers and ‘brand issues’ faced by armed forces veterans.

In response to today’s Queen’s Speech, Air Vice-Marshal Ray Lock CBE, Chief Executive at the Forces in Mind Trust, the leading research and policy grant-making charity working in the Armed Forces community, has cautiously welcomed the announcements included.

Today (18 December) Forces in Mind Trust has published an interim evaluation of an advocacy programme which helps ex-Service personnel and their families to navigate support services and get their lives back on track. The military Advocacy service (mAs) is run by specialist charity seAp (Support, Empower, Advocate, Promote).

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded funds of £50,500 to the Contact Group to support its programme of work over two years.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce has announced a national programme of support for the Armed Forces Covenant.

The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded funds of £99,497 to RAND Europe and the Army Families Federation to conduct a 10-month study examining the factors that may affect the financial stability of current and former UK Service personnel and their families.