Building resilience
ACCORDING to Place2Be, a national children’s charity, one-in-five primary school children will experience a mental health difficulty at least once and many adults with mental health issues can trace their sympt...
Teacher’s tribute to the fallen
FINE artist Sam Bailey has created a lasting legacy to fallen British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her drawings of Servicemen and women have been brought together in two projects – The Mighty 456 and The I...
Appealing action
Nia Davies and husband Steve have been married 11 years and have two children, Danny (10) and Milly (8). After a nine-month tour in Afghanistan for Steve, the family were looking forward to some time together a...
Our Army Family: The Dawson-Coupers
Sally Dawson-Couper and her serving wife Zoe share their journey to adopting three boys…
WE MET when Zoe came along to my rugby club, writes Sally. At the time, I was training to be a teacher and Zoe was l...
Wives’ lives through a lens
Service spouse and photojournalist Wendy Faux tells Army&You what inspired her exhibition, Not Just a Wife…
THE power of a unique community such as that of Army spouses should never be underestimated, ...
Sophie’s skills boost
WE TEAMED up with Digital Mums to offer military spouses and partners a fully-funded place on the organisation’s social media management course. It was tough to choose between so many worthwhile entries, but ou...
Secondary healthcare overseas
THE standard and availability of secondary healthcare, such as physiotherapy and screening, varies depending on where you’re posted overseas. Whilst Defence Medical Services aims to provide healthcare to a simi...
Dental dilemmas
Karen Ross, AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, shares the latest updates on NHS dental and orthodontic provision – topics that generate a number of enquiries from Army families…
FROM recent enqu...
Overseas health fairs
IN MANY overseas locations, annual health fairs bring together military and civilian professionals, organisations and businesses.
They are a great source of information on dental care, local sports clubs, alt...
Remote access
THE Army Welfare Service (AWS) Intake & Assessment Team (IAT) was established to deal with enquiries in the north of England, but it was so successful that it’s now the single point of access for all welfar...