Forces in Mind Trust awards longer-term employment outcomes commission to QinetiQ

The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) is delighted to announce that it has awarded QinetiQ a grant of £265,744 to produce a longer-term employment outcomes report, which FiMT commissioned in September 2019… More information

FiMT’S statement on the Budget

In today’s Budget, the Chancellor announced that employers hiring ex-Service personnel will not pay National Insurance Contributions for the first year… More information

Funds awarded

FiMT awards funds to Directory of Social Change for Focus On reports and continued running of armedforcescharities.org.uk. The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded the Directory of Social Change (DSC) a grant of £125,825 over one year for the continuation of the Armed Forces Charities project… More information

Job vacancy – Engagement & Evaluation Manager

Location: Chelmsford. Faculty/Professional Service: Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care. Salary: £33,199-£38,460 p.a. pro rata. Anglia Ruskin is a vibrant workplace and our University is gaining prominence both nationally and internationally… More information

Research reveals the complex nature of transition from the Armed Forces

A study released today, Thursday 1st November, by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has revealed that more awareness about the demands of transition is needed for families of Service leavers… More information

FiMT funding research to improve delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded £174,737 to Shared Intelligence and NatCen, to research how organisations, excluding Local Authorities and Government departments, are delivering pledges under the Armed Forces Covenant in Great Britain… More information

King’s College London to explore Domestic Violence and Abuse among military spouses and partners

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) is delighted to award a grant of £153,272 to King’s College London (KCL), to conduct a study to explore the impact of life in the Armed Forces on relationships from the perspective of civilian spouses and partners, who have been victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) by their military counterparts… More information

Thinking About Transition? – It’s about families too

Our project on families’ transition, funded by the Forces in Mind Trust has been running for 10 months now and in that time, I have been researching and talking to families and organisations about all things relating to transition… More information

Novel approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder

A novel approach could soon play a significant role in helping British military veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), thanks to a new Cardiff University research project… More information

FiMT and LGA release second edition of ‘Our Community – Our Covenant’ report

The second edition of the ‘Our Community – Our Covenant’ report was released on 26th June, commissioned by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) working in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA) to identify further ways to improve the local delivery of the Government’s Armed Forces Covenant… More information