Welcome to the FiMT Research Centre. Ensuring research evidence is at the heart of decision making for the benefit of ex-Service personnel and their families.
Abstract:Military families face many unique challenges, including frequent separations, demanding work hours, and relocations. The HealthySteps (HS) program may offset these …
Abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) changed substantially when Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders transitioned from fourth (DSM-IV) to fifth (DSM-5) …
Abstract: Objective: Examine the relationship between nutrition knowledge, diet quality, and eating behavior among active-duty US Army Soldiers. Methods: Cross-sectional study with …
Today we release the first in our series of thematic research and policy summaries, with the initial theme of focus being ex-Service personnel and the Justice System.
At the FiMT Research Centre, we a…
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus in the UK on support provided to those who have served in the Armed Forces, with the publication of the Armed Forces Covenant (2011), the ten-year S…
‘It takes a community to understand a community.’ These are the words with which Paul Ledwell, Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada, opened the Canadian Institute for Military and Veterans H…
Established in 2017, the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) Research Centre has been created to help ensure that policy makers and service providers supporting the UK Armed Forces Community, can base their decision-making on the most accurate and contemporary evidence available. Initially led by Anglia Ruskin University, it started with the creation of the Veterans and Families Research Hub and was subsequently expanded into the FiMT Research Centre.
Since the 1st September 2022, the Research Centre has been operated by a consortium of RAND Europe and the King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) at King’s College London, under a grant agreement with FiMT for five years until 2027.
The Centre aims to ensure that research evidence about the experiences and needs of Serving personnel, ex-Service pesonnel, and their families, is at the heart of decision making so that it can inform and transform policy and practice to enable succesful transition to civilian life post-Service.
