Veterans

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK
Homelessness

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK

Anton Wallich-Clifford founded homelessness charity Simon Community 60 years ago. Now campaigners want a blue plaque to acknowledge how he changed the face of homelessness for good

Can the government deliver on its promise to end veteran homelessness by the end of this year?
Veterans

Can the government deliver on its promise to end veteran homelessness by the end of this year?

A new hotline launched as part of Op Fortitude – the government-backed bid to support homeless veterans off the streets – has been in demand after launching in July

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’

Craig Jones founded Fighting with Pride to support LGBT+ veterans who lost so much because of the ban on homosexuality in the military

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
LGBT+ veterans

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’

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People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
LGBT+ veterans

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

Spring Statement: £20million investment in housing veterans a ‘welcome surprise’
Veterans

Spring Statement: £20million investment in housing veterans a ‘welcome surprise’

Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation
Career advice

Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation

Meet the inspirational veterans running a food bank, warm bank and social club in their community
Remembrance

Meet the inspirational veterans running a food bank, warm bank and social club in their community

How many veterans are homeless in the UK?
Homelessness

How many veterans are homeless in the UK?

A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance

A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

The UK’s first 3D printed houses will go to homeless veterans
Remembrance

The UK’s first 3D printed houses will go to homeless veterans

Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too
Housing

Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too

‘Asking for help’s the hardest part’: Veteran goes from homeless to keyworker
Employment

‘Asking for help’s the hardest part’: Veteran goes from homeless to keyworker

More than 3,500 homeless veterans slipping through net, say campaigners
Housing

More than 3,500 homeless veterans slipping through net, say campaigners

Veteran suicide figures ‘rely on guesswork’
News

Veteran suicide figures ‘rely on guesswork’

Dan Snow traces the history of shell shock in new BBC documentary
TV

Dan Snow traces the history of shell shock in new BBC documentary

Soldier On: new play about PTSD performed by veterans goes on tour
Culture

Soldier On: new play about PTSD performed by veterans goes on tour

PTSD: How I turned my life around on a potter’s wheel
Opinion

PTSD: How I turned my life around on a potter’s wheel

Facing down PTSD
News

Facing down PTSD

Former services personnel face “homelessness ticking time bomb”
News

Former services personnel face “homelessness ticking time bomb”

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John Bird on PTSD: When we ignore trauma we light the touch paper
Opinion

John Bird on PTSD: When we ignore trauma we light the touch paper

PTSD: From the services to the streets
News

PTSD: From the services to the streets

Double amputee Rick Clement walks for the first time on Remembrance Sunday
News

Double amputee Rick Clement walks for the first time on Remembrance Sunday

Rick Clement: My first walk will be made in memory of fallen friends
News

Rick Clement: My first walk will be made in memory of fallen friends