231 projects to improve Veterans’ mental health and wellbeing have been successfully run throughout the past two years, reaching over 6000 beneficiaries across the UK. The Positive Pathways Programme awarded grants of £35,000 and £70,000 to projects developed by and for veterans that focus on improving veterans’ mental health and wellbeing by getting veterans out and active.
Read moreWith thoughts turning to preparations for the next governance self-reporting cycle, launching shortly, it is timely to review the progress made over the past three years, and the lessons learned along the way.
Read more“The announcement that The Officers’ Association (OA) and RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity (RFEA) are working together to establish the Forces Employment Charity is a positive step towards ensuring even better transition and employment support for all Veterans…
Read moreThe Cobseo Executive Committee is delighted to announce that Lt Gen Sir Nicholas Pope KCB CBE will succeed General Sir John McColl KCB CBE DSO as the new Chair of the Confederation on 01 January 2022 when General John steps down after 5 years at the helm.
Read moreRecent events in Afghanistan have unfolded at an extraordinary pace, the world has been shocked as the Taliban have taken control.
Read moreBuilding on their award-winning Armed Forces charities research, the Directory of Social Change (DSC), funded by Forces in Mind Trust, has today launched a new online tool, The Cobseo Covid-19 Impact Database, a unique and interactive source of data on how Armed Forces charities are affected by Covid-19.
Read moreFollowing Cobseo’s second online Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 6 July, we asked a small group of Members for their thoughts and reflections on the meeting.
Read moreThe Royal British Legion has joined together with eleven other leading military charities to urge the Government to strengthen the Armed Forces Bill, currently being considered by the UK parliament, to better support serving personnel, veterans and their families in law.
Read moreLast week the Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research launched their report “We Also Served: The Health and Well-Being of Female Veterans in the UK”.
Read moreA significant proportion of women in the military still struggle to fit in with the masculine military culture and experience significant negative gender stereotyping and sexism, according to a major new report drawn from contributions from more than 30 organisations including charities, the NHS and the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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