Projects we have funded

Research carried out by Dr Deidre MacManus into offending behaviour, mental health and the welfare needs of ex-Service personnel entering the criminal justice system.

A 6-month study to investigate gambling behaviour among post national service veterans using the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey to assess any relationships between length of active service and extent of gambling problems (if any), and to explore associations between gambling related problems and comorbidities such as alcohol and family issues.

Research to understand the commercial benefits that ex-Service personnel can bring to a business. The report was published in November 2016.

A 24 hour consultation entitled “Back to Civvy Street: How can we better support individuals to lead more successful civilian lives after a career in the UK Armed Forces?”. Senior participants from the MOD and Government to Military Charity, Employment, and Training sectors, analysed 3 transition-related areas: employment and housing as a route to economic stability; social networks as a form of resilience; and altering public perception that service leavers are damaged individuals. Read the report.

FiMT commissioned an evaluation the Transition Mapping Studies 2013, to understand the extent and manner in which they have influenced and impacted on policy development and service delivery.

Sponsoring a 2-year Randomised Control Trial of modular motion-assisted memory desensitisation and reconsolidation (3MDR) for treatment-resistant PTSD (new treatment). The report is due to complete August 2019.

Demographic research into the future size, shape and needs of the Serving and ex-Officer community within the UK.

A 15 month study to explore whether remote access tele-therapy (ie telephone and ‘video-telephone’ services such as Skype) could be used to improve access to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder therapy for UK veterans, and to assess the impact of the treatment.

A research project (in partnership with the Local Government Association) which aims to improve the delivery of local covenant pledges. Read the press release here, the full report here and see the emerging findings from this report being presented at the LGA Conference on 7th July 2016 here. The 2nd edition ‘Our Community, Our Covenant’ was published in 2017.

This two-year major study looked at the impact of traumatic limb loss on the families of those who have been injured. The research explored the experiences of traumatic limb loss from the perspective of the veteran and their family unit, to provide insight into, and understanding of, their needs and how they experience, manage and adapt to living with limb loss.