mental health
Young British army recruits at higher risk of PTSD and suicide, says report
28/10/2013The Guardian
The Guardian
Former soldiers criticise MoD recruitment practices, with Britain one of only 19 countries to allow 16-year-olds to join up
War trauma hits young soldiers hardest: new report
27/10/2013ForcesWatch press release
ForcesWatch press release
Young soldiers recruited from disadvantaged backgrounds are substantially more likely than other troops to return from war experiencing problems with their mental health, says a wide-ranging report published today by human rights group ForcesWatch.
The inescapable psychological cost of conflict
A study published in the Lancet called Violent offending by UK military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan has found that men in the UK armed forces are more likely to have been convicted of violent offences than their civilian peers. The study shows a strong link with age – that fighting and being traumatised by it tends to make those in younger age groups more likely to be violent afterwards.