Projects we have funded

The Armed Forces Project 2020 sees the continuation of the armedforcescharities.org.uk website and the production of two Focus on reports; Finance and Families.

An 18 month grant awarded for the ‘Evaluation of Glasgow’s Helping Heroes: A model for providing coordinated, holistic support to ex-Service personnel and their families’.

A 24 month study to explore offending behaviour among UK military personnel before, during and after service.

The project aims to improve businesses’ and employers’ knowledge and understanding of the Armed Forces Covenant and the potential benefits of recruiting from the Armed Forces Community and ex-Service personnel.

A grant of £310,143.98 over 28 months to conduct a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of the InDEx smartphone application (app) to assess if it is effective in reducing alcohol consumption of veterans who drink at hazardous levels and are receiving, or have received, support for mental health symptoms in a clinical setting. Secondary aims are to assess the impact of InDEx on the quality of life of veterans, and to evaluate the benefit(s) to using digital technology in supporting service charities and the veteran community in the management and treatment of alcohol misuse in veterans.

A 10-month project to determine if there is an issue with regard to financial stability among military families. Should the research determine there is an issue, and that this issue is in part driven by characteristics intrinsic to service, the project will secondly examine potential interventions and recommendations to address this problem.

The Contact Group is the collaboration of third sector, statutory providers and support organisations which deliver mental health support to the UK Armed Forces community. Contact members work to ensure that the Armed Forces community is provided with the best possible mental health advice and support, and that treatment pathways are as good as they can be. The award will fund a project officer and help with travel costs for the Group. This will enable Contact to continue to develop a substantial programme of work to help it achieve its aims of increasing the capacity of mental health services, developing best practice guidelines, supporting the planning of future services and understanding the needs of veterans.

A grant to support the Veterans Work project. Veterans Work, made-up of leading professional services firm Deloitte, the Armed Forces charity the Officers’ Association and The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), is a consortium of organisations whose collective aim is to improve our understanding of veteran employment.

Sponsorship of the 2020 Working Together Award which honours a person, team or organisation that has demonstrated an enduring commitment and a collaborative approach, engaging with external organisations to support the sector within the wider community.

A 6-month project to conduct a place-based, pilot exploration and feasibility assessment for an innovative new model for connecting ex-Service personnel and their spouses to the specific employment market represented by Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs).