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Go the extra mile

WHY not go the proverbial extra mile next month by raising money to help military veterans with mental health issues? Forces charity Combat Stress ...

Funding for forces events

VITAL funding for a families’ day, homecoming or show overseas is up for grabs through the Forces Live Events (CSE) Beneficiary Fund, which is now ope...

Worry workshops

In her role as the service pupils’ champion with North Yorkshire County Council, Nickie Young found an increasing number of families seeking support f...

Women’s wellbeing

RESEARCHERS at King’s College London are shining a spotlight on the topic of maternal mental health in the military community. The study, which is...

Positive parent support

THANKS to Covenant Funding, the Parent Support Service, based at The Wavell School in Hampshire, works with families whose children attend a cluster o...

Wall of wellbeing

If you’re struggling and in need of support, Big White Wall, an online mental health and wellbeing resource, is available to anyone in the armed force...

Pay back on posting

Taking maternity or adoption leave may not be as straightforward as it sounds if you’re posted before you are due to return to work. Some army spouses...

FFJ in numbers

Looking for a job? Register at Forces Families Jobs to access thousands of roles from employers who have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and made a p...

For jobs. For training. For success

In September, we launched our employment and training platform, Forces Families Jobs (FFJ), alongside our partners from the Naval and RAF families fed...

Fabulous fiction

In the latest chapter of the Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, our forces youngsters share their views on You Won’t Believe This, written by A...