Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast – funded by FiMT – are conducting a study to explore the experiences of families bereaved by the suicide of a Northern Ireland veteran.
Read moreResearchers from Queen’s University Belfast – funded by FiMT – are conducting a study to explore the experiences of families bereaved by the suicide of a Northern Ireland veteran.
Read moreThe Rifles cordially invite you to a conference on preventing suicide in the veteran community.
Read moreThe Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) has launched the third in its series of new Covenant Fund programmes for 2024/25.
Read moreInformation from the ONS: Suicide rates among UK armed forces veterans, based on death registration records linked to Census 2021 and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Service Leavers Database (SLD). These are official statistics in development.
Read moreOn 2 March, fundraiser Amy Briggs took part in the Gym 2 Gym half marathon in Cyprus to raise money for the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund, in memory of RAF Corporal Richard McLellan.
Read moreOur One Is Too Many: Suicide Prevention conference on 11 October 2023 proved to be an insightful day of conversation, collaboration and inspiration for those who joined us both in person, and online.
Read moreFollowing the successful administration of the One Is Too Many programme, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trusty (the Trust) has commissioned the University of Chester to evaluate the findings from this innovative programme which focuses on veteran suicide prevention.
Read moreAn Essex veteran, who has been supported by Help for Heroes, is to ‘piggyback’ a friend’s fundraising walk in the Chilterns, which will now raise money for two charities.
Read moreThe aim of this study is to qualitatively explore UK veterans’ experiences of seeking (or not seeking) help for self-harm and/or suicide behaviours.
Read moreThe Ministry of Defence have publish a Strategy and Action Plan to prevent suicide in the Armed Forces and support those affected by suicide.
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