Projects we have funded

A 15-month study to be carried out by Dr Victoria Williamson entitled ‘Experiences and impact of moral injury in UK veterans’ to conduct the first scoping study to explore the experiences of moral injury in UK ex-Service personnel.

A 3-year follow-on piece of work to the original Scottish Veterans’ Health Study (2012-2015), to be carried out by Dr Beverly Bergman. The original study provided the first insight into the long-term health of 57,000 veterans and compared their health profile to non-veterans. In this follow-on work, a further 10 years of birth cohort data will be incorporated to examine important mental health outcomes in younger veterans, and will include additional health outcomes such as post-Service amputations and joint replacement surgery.

A year long project, to be carried out by Dr Ian Whyte, that will identify the prevalence, motivations and mental health status of users of Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs and Supplements (PIEDS) amongst ex-Service personnel. Read the press release.

Funding placements on the Developing Leaders course and Experienced Leaders programme.

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.

A 9-month commissioned piece of research conduct a systematic review of all relevant quality literature on the current scientific evidence, and changes and gaps in evidence, concerning the mental health needs of serving and ex-Service personnel and their families since 2012, including the perspectives of key stakeholders.

A two-and-a-half year study to identify how ex-Service personnel may be more vulnerable to developing issues with gambling that the wider population, and estimate any resultant healthcare costs by exploring the relationship between financial management and mental health problems. Read the press release.

An 18-month study to assess the needs of ex-Service personnel and their families who are serving, or have served, a custodial prison sentence.

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 three-year evaluation of The Veterans' Advocacy People Service. The evaluation will be undertaken by SERIO, the research and intelligence division of Plymouth University.