No Man's Land 2 : The Lived Experience of UK Women Veterans

Following the groundbreaking research report No Man’s Land (2019) which explored the lived experience of women veterans living with the long term affect of sexual assault whilst serving in the UK military. Since then, a Parliamentary Inquiry has identified significant failings supporting female sexual assault victim/survivors from all three branches of the service.

This report includes testimonies from serving women and veterans. You can both reports here: https://www.forward-assist.com/salute-her-research

If you are a women veteran or currently serving and need help then please contact: https://www.saluteheruk.co.uk/

Under The Radar ...

It is one of the strange anomalies of life that we know more about the moon than the lived experience of the UK’s women veterans as they transition from military service to civilian life. It is also remarkable, and a cause for concern, that the needs of women who served in our armed forces have been completely overlooked by parliamentarians, academics and service charities since the end of the second world war. Read More: https://fabians.org.uk/under-the-radar/

Leading From The Kitchen

The importance of a healthy nutritious diet is often overlooked by military veterans. Forward Assist CEO Tony Wright writes about the need for diet to be taken seriously by veterans and service charities. https://cloresocialleadership.org.uk/blogpost/1885767/359349/Leading-from-the-kitchen

WCMT Activate Award Winner Tony Wright: Supporting Women Veterans Into Civilian Life

Veterans champion Tony Wright has been given a grant from the Activate Fund to develop a gender specific charity and dedicated support service, for women veterans transitioning back to civilian life. The grant will allow him to champion the rights of women veterans by creating a dedicated women-only charity aiming to raise awareness of the long term impact caused by service-related trauma. He will also develop practical information and training materials and share these with other services and organisations. Finally, Tony is planning an international women veterans conference to showcase best practice from around the world.

"The Activate Fund will allow us to open up a new front in gender specific support and we look forward to recognising and celebrating the contribution of women service personnel, past and present" - Tony Wright