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.

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.

Provision of a Transition Liaison for each of the Family Federations for 2 years to help design and implement a transition strategy that will empower and engage families in the transition process.

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.

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 one-year project to strengthen the capacity of knowledge of businesses to recruit Service leavers and support them during transition.

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.

With this grant DSC will fully research and evaluate the extent of the impact of www.armedforcescharities.org.uk and the associated report Sector Insight: UK Armed Forces Charities.