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20 April 2018

Forces in Mind Trust

Families, finances, Research, Support, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Injured ex-Service personnel should not face benefit sanctions, report finds

Ex-Service personnel with service-related physical or mental health injuries should not have benefit sanctions imposed by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), say researchers of a Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) funded report titled “Sanctions, support and Service leavers: welfare conditionality and transitions from military to civilian life” released today, Thursday 19th April.

The report, by the University of Salford and the University of York, is the first major study investigating the experiences of ex-Service personnel and the benefits system.

10 April 2018

Forces in Mind Trust

Research, Transition, Veterans, Veterans in the Criminal Justice System, Welfare

New FiMT Award: Probation Institute awarded funds to develop e learning programme

The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded funds of £41,500 to the Probation Institute for a year-long project to develop an e learning product to enable service providers to identify ex-Service personnel under supervision in the criminal justice system.

After completing the e learning training, practitioners will better understand the strengths and vulnerabilities of ex-Service personnel, and have increased awareness of support available within Armed Forces charities with sector expertise and how these can be of help.

27 March 2018

Forces in Mind Trust

Charities, Education, Leadership, Research

FiMT’s Specialist Fellows on the Clore Social Leadership 2018 Experienced Leader Programme

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) is delighted to announce the five Specialist FiMT Fellows who have been selected to take part in the newly remodelled Clore Experienced Leader Programme.
Designed to fit around the needs of those with existing commitments, Clore Social’s Experienced Leader Programme is a one-year programme for professionals with 6-10 years’ experience as a social sector leader who wish to engage in sector wide leadership by developing their existing leadership skills.

27 March 2018

Legasee

Anniversary, Army, History, Music, Remembrance, Research

Veterans charity commissioned to chronicle the 160-year history of the Royal Military School of music at Kneller in South West London

Veterans Urged to Come Forward and Tell Their Stories

Following the MOD’s announcement that the Royal Military School of Music is to vacate its historic home at Kneller Hall in South West London, veterans’ charity The Legasee Educational Trust has been commissioned to chronicle over 160 years of military music tradition at the celebrated Grade II listed institution.

Supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and teaming up with local schoolchildren from Chase Bridge School in Twickenham, the Legasee Educational Trust will explore the illustrious history of The RMSM at Kneller Hall and examine the importance of music to the military effort.

22 March 2018

Forces in Mind Trust

Commonwealth, Research, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

FiMT report reveals more work is needed to support and engage the Armed Forces Commonwealth Community

A new Forces in Mind Trust funded report assessing the services available for, and provided to, Commonwealth serving and ex-Service personnel and their families, was released today, 22 March 2018, and has identified a number of improvements to better focus services for the Armed Forces Commonwealth Community.

Thirteen recommendations are provided in the report to strengthen the strategy to meet the needs of serving and ex-Service personnel and their families from the Commonwealth within a complex and still politically charged society.

21 March 2018

Forces in Mind Trust

Event, Research, Serving, Transition, Veterans

19th April – Sanctions, Support & Service Leavers: Social security benefits, welfare conditionality and transitions from military to civilian life

This event presents the first-wave findings of an ongoing longitudinal project funded by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) called Sanctions, Support and Service Leavers: Welfare conditionality and transitions from military to civilian life. This ground breaking project represents the first substantive research focusing specifically on veterans’ experiences of the social security benefits system in their transition to civilian life.

20 March 2018

Forces in Mind Trust, SEAP Advocacy

Collaboration, Research, Support, Transition, Veterans

New FiMT Award: seAp awarded funds to evaluate their Military Advocacy Service

Forces in Mind Trust has awarded funds of £126,872 to seAp, a charity that provides free advocacy services, to conduct a three-year evaluation of their Military Advocacy Service.

Initially a pilot scheme in Oxfordshire in 2013, the service was founded through seAp’s statutory mental health advocacy work, where they encountered ex-Service personnel who felt unable to access statutory services to meet their specific needs.

20 March 2018

University of Winchester

Army, Children, Education, Families, Navy, RAF, Research, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy

SCiP Alliance launches stakeholder consultation: please participate if your role involves supporting the children of Service personnel

The Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance is committed to enabling Service children to make informed and confident transitions through further and higher education and into thriving adult lives.The Alliance is asking all professionals who have an interest in the educational attainment and progression of Service children to help inform our future strategy and activity plans. If your role involves supporting the children of military personnel please help to shape the future of the SCiP Alliance by telling us how we can make our work most helpful for you.

15 March 2018

Forces in Mind Trust, Officers' Association

Army, Careers, Employment, Event, Marines, Navy, Networking, Officers, RAF, Research, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Support, Transition, Veterans

OA Receives Grant to Research the Transition Challenges of Service Leavers Aged 50 Plus

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded £115K to the OA, to identify the transition challenges and barriers that all ranks of Service leavers aged 50 plus face when entering civilian employment.

This is the first time the specific challenges that older Service leavers encounter on the transition pathway will be examined.

Spanning a year, the project will take a tri-Service approach and cover all ranks. The research will be carried out with the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce (CROW) who specialise in research into employability of the older population.

6 March 2018

ALABARÉ

Housing, Research, Veterans, Welfare

Alabaré welcome new research in to homelessness amongst veterans

Alabaré today welcomes new research commissioned by veterans’ housing charity Stoll and social housing provider Riverside that highlights the problems faced by ex-service personnel upon leaving the Forces.

The research, conducted by the University of York and funded by the Forces in Mind Trust, showed that the veterans who took part in the study experienced a varied quality of advice on transitioning from the Armed Forces and inconsistent support from local housing authorities.

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