KCMHR is delighted to announce that we have secured a date for the 2026 King’s Centre for Military Health Research Veterans’ Mental Health Conference (VMHC) on Thursday 14 May 2026. The event will be held at the KCL Strand campus, London.
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KCMHR is delighted to announce that we have secured a date for the 2026 King’s Centre for Military Health Research Veterans’ Mental Health Conference (VMHC) on Thursday 14 May 2026. The event will be held at the KCL Strand campus, London.
Read moreDigital technology is becoming increasingly central to accessing healthcare, social services, and support networks, and it’s vital that we understand any barriers veterans may face.
Read moreA new study led by Sarah Rabin, a PhD student at King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), in partnership with the Royal British Legion, is seeking insights from LGBTQ+ serving and ex-serving personnel who joined the UK Armed Forces after 2000 – the post-ban era.
Read moreOver the past year the Centre for Evidence for the Armed Forces Community, funded by FiMT, conducted research to understand the perceived benefits of military Service.
Read moreCurrently, there is limited understanding of whether ex-serving Regular females experience different rates and patterns of mental health and hazardous alcohol use comorbidities compared to their male counterparts, and what factors might be associated with higher rates of these comorbidities.
Read moreOn 17 July 2025, King’s College London hosted A Mind Ready for War: Ancient and Modern, a one-day workshop led by Dan Leightley (KCL) and Hannah-Marie Chidwick (University of Bristol).
Read moreThis study aims to understand the long-term psychosocial and sexual impacts of conflict-related genital injury and intimate scarring to develop evidence-based psychosocial support.
Read moreA new report from the King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) has explored the outcomes and experiences of UK Armed Forces personnel who were medically discharged having sustained serious injuries when deployed to Afghanistan.
Read moreA new report produced by the King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) has explored the outcomes and experiences of UK Armed Forces personnel who were medically discharged having sustained serious injuries when deployed to Afghanistan.
Read moreResearchers from the current team conducted a pilot study to investigate the long-term psychosocial and sexual experiences of ex-Servicemen with conflict-related genital injuries, understand support needs, and assess the necessity and feasibility of a larger scale study.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
