Documents tagged “Transition”

Download Positive Futures: Getting Transition Right in Scotland
Positive Futures: Getting Transition Right in Scotland

Getting the right support or advice to the right person at the right time is a real challenge. Transition can be particularly harshly felt when so many aspects of an individual’s life change at the same time.

November 2019

Categories: Reports

Tags: Transition

Download Positive Futures: Getting Transition Right in Scotland – Employment, Skills and Learning
Positive Futures: Getting Transition Right in Scotland – Employment, Skills and Learning

This report focuses specifically on the areas of employment, skills and learning. It makes suggestions and broad outcomes-based recommendations to the Scottish Government and others, for improvements aimed at getting transition right to benefit the individual and their family as they transition and become veterans, living and working in Scotland.

December 2020

Categories: Reports

Tags: Employment Transition

Download Positive Futures: Getting Transition Right in Scotland – Housing: Making a Home in Civilian Society
Positive Futures: Getting Transition Right in Scotland – Housing: Making a Home in Civilian Society

We have seen an improvement across many aspects of transition in recent years – including housing, which presents some unique challenges – but we are still not getting it right for everyone. We need to act now to build on improvements, especially for those vulnerable to a failed transition, who risk entering a cycle of homelessness and the knock-on effects of that. For most that’s entirely preventable.

June 2021

Categories: Reports

Tags: Housing Transition

Download Scottish Veterans Commissioner – Transition in Scotland
Scottish Veterans Commissioner – Transition in Scotland

In Scotland approximately 1800 men and women complete their military service and settle – many with their families - in our communities every year. As Scottish Veterans Commissioner, I have been asked by the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for veterans, Keith Brown, to investigate how this diverse group prepare for, and cope with, transition using the recent studies by Lord Ashcroft, Forces in Mind Trust and others as a baseline.

March 2015

Categories: Reports

Tags: Transition

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With highlights including the announcement of successful Scottish Veteran Fund projects, the publication of the National Framework for the Veterans Mental Health & Wellbeing Pathway, and a productive consultation event on the delivery of VALOUR, March was an encouraging month for the veteran support landscape in Scotland. 

Read more in my latest blog, link in bio - SVC news and blogs 🔗
With highlights including the announcement of successful Scottish Veteran Fund projects, the publication of the National Framework for the Veterans Mental Health & Wellbeing Pathway, and a productive consultation event on the delivery of VALOUR, March was an encouraging month for the veteran support landscape in Scotland. Read more in my latest blog, link in bio - SVC news and blogs 🔗
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A very positive and productive meeting of Veterans In Custody Support Officers (VICSOs) from across the Scottish prison estate last week. 

Great to see so many support organisations including @sacroscotland, @ssafaofficial, @helpforheroes, Vector24, NOVA Scotland, and MOD Veterans Services all working together to support veterans in the justice system and their families.

The meeting was a powerful reminder that giving VICSOs the protected time they need to carry out their roles – as recommended in my 2024 report, Veterans and the Law - is key to sustaining and strengthening that support, and ultimately improving outcomes for those veterans.
A very positive and productive meeting of Veterans In Custody Support Officers (VICSOs) from across the Scottish prison estate last week. Great to see so many support organisations including @sacroscotland, @ssafaofficial, @helpforheroes, Vector24, NOVA Scotland, and MOD Veterans Services all working together to support veterans in the justice system and their families. The meeting was a powerful reminder that giving VICSOs the protected time they need to carry out their roles – as recommended in my 2024 report, Veterans and the Law - is key to sustaining and strengthening that support, and ultimately improving outcomes for those veterans.
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I very much welcome the publication of the National Framework for the Veterans Mental Health & Wellbeing Pathway. This is a significant milestone. 

I have consistently advocated for the development and delivery of equitable and effective mental health and wellbeing services for veterans across Scotland. My annual assessment reports have stressed the importance I place on this. This is an issue that is frequently raised with me as I engage with veterans and those that support them. I hope and expect that the phased implementation of the pathway will continue to be a priority in the months ahead. A key principle of the next phase must be ensuring that no veteran in need is left without access to support.

I am committed to doing everything I can to support this important work.

You can find the framework at the link in my bio - Other links 🔗
I very much welcome the publication of the National Framework for the Veterans Mental Health & Wellbeing Pathway. This is a significant milestone. I have consistently advocated for the development and delivery of equitable and effective mental health and wellbeing services for veterans across Scotland. My annual assessment reports have stressed the importance I place on this. This is an issue that is frequently raised with me as I engage with veterans and those that support them. I hope and expect that the phased implementation of the pathway will continue to be a priority in the months ahead. A key principle of the next phase must be ensuring that no veteran in need is left without access to support. I am committed to doing everything I can to support this important work. You can find the framework at the link in my bio - Other links 🔗
6 days ago
Last week was Debt Awareness Week, an opportunity to highlight the challenges many face with managing finances, and recognise available support. 

My latest blog revisits some of the insights from my Veterans and Finance report and spotlights some of the positive work being done in the money advice sector, including specialist support for veterans affected by money worries, debt, or gambling. 

Read more at the link in my bio - SVC news and blogs 🔗
Last week was Debt Awareness Week, an opportunity to highlight the challenges many face with managing finances, and recognise available support. My latest blog revisits some of the insights from my Veterans and Finance report and spotlights some of the positive work being done in the money advice sector, including specialist support for veterans affected by money worries, debt, or gambling. Read more at the link in my bio - SVC news and blogs 🔗
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