Examining the future of mental health support needs for the Armed Forces community

Forces in Mind Trust has awarded £61,500 to Combat Stress to develop a 20-year future view of mental health support needs for the Armed Forces community to help build resilience into service provision. The project will engage a wide range of mental health and military stakeholders to identify societal, technological, and operational trends and uncertainties, forming a robust foundation for long-term strategic planning.

With recent studies showing a rising demand for mental health services, greater complexity in the needs being presented, societal and generational shifts and the changing nature of warfare, Combat Stress, in partnership with RAND Europe, will analyse the mental health landscape of the Armed Forces community to provide a forecast of how it will evolve from now through to 2045.

The project begins in June, and will culminate in an informative final report to ensure organisations can prepare for the changing mental health needs of the Armed Forces community over the next two decades.