Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP Visits Forward Assist HQ

We were delighted to host a visit from Johnny Mercer MP at the Forward Assist Veterans Health & Wellbeing Hub. During the visit, Minister Mercer met with Team Salute Her UK and had an in depth discussion on our mutual research papers into the long-term impact of sexual assault on both women and men during military service. We thanked the Minister for funding our next research project looking into the correlation between Military Sexual Trauma and suicidal ideation which starts later this month.

The Potential Impact of Veteran Suicide During the C-19 Pandemic & Lockdown.

Our CEO Tony Wright and Paula Edwards ‘Salute Her’ women veterans lead, share their thoughts on the potential psychological impact on veterans and their families during an extended C-19 ‘lockdown’ during 2020.

Read the article here:

Part One: download pdf part one

Part Two: download pdf part two

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