Projects we have funded

An 18-month project to research the current provision and effectiveness of housing related information and advice to the Armed Forces Community. Delivered in collaboration with the Cobseo Housing Cluster.

Grant to support an independent review into the families of serving personnel.

The Cobseo Housing Cluster, through co-chair Stoll will develop and deliver a campaign to help end veterans’ homelessness. This will include; increasing awareness within local authorities, as well as housing and advice agencies, of ex-Service personnel requesting housing support; and developing a more coordinated and collaborative approach throughout the housing and charitable sectors.

An additional grant awarded to support the delivery of the recommendations of the orginal project.

Project to help upskill council staff through training sessions offered to all Local Authorities across Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. This will include practical and interactive workshops, guest speakers and time for discussion. Delegates will then be provided with a resource pack that includes templates for policies and training for frontline staff.

Qualitative research exploring public perceptions of the Armed Forces and veterans. This project forms the qualitative half of a larger project with MOD who funded the quantitative perceptions survey.

In November 2016, FiMT partnered with St George’s House to deliver a consultation to explore how transition is approached and managed in different settings and sectors. These transitions were examined from three different perspectives: of the individual experiencing the change; the network of family and friends around the individual; and wider societal stakeholders.

A 3-year UK-wide study of the experiences of British ex-Service personnel who have undergone a ‘negative transition’ back into civilian life. Specifically, the research would look at those who have ended up homeless, in prison or under mental health supervision.

A new guide launched on 7th June 2018, to help care homes provide better support for the hundreds of thousands of service men and women in assisted living in the UK. Produced by Demos think tank, in partnership with the Forces in Mind Trust and the Care Cluster of Cobseo (The Confederation of Service Charities), the guide will be sent to all UK care homes and care home provider headquarters.

This year-long project was the first phase of a two-phase project. The first stage focused on assessing how engagement with, and by, families works, and where it could be improved. The findings from this first phase will include recommendations for a pilot project. The proposed pilot study would be the second phase.