To support families and improve health outcomes across veteran communities.
We are the only Australian organisation conducting research into the needs of transitioning family members.
We’re leading research into family functioning, mental health, parental stress, and childhood adversity among transitioning ADF families.
With about 60% of Australian veterans living with long-term health conditions, our work is more important than ever.
Veteran carers can encounter unique pressures, including secondary trauma and limited access to dedicated support.
We ask Australia’s veteran community to help shine a light on the often unseen emotional and economic toll of caregiving within military families.
The insights from families, carers and adolescents, is critical to conducting robust research and ultimately informing policies and programs to shape better services and support for carers.
providing approximately 2 billion hours of unpaid support each year
carers contributions are valued at each year
discharged for medical reasons = demand for informal care in veteran households expected to rise.
We engage with current and ex-serving personnel and their families on research projects that seek to further understand the impacts of service, health and wellbeing of veterans and their families, and reintegration into civilian life.
As a result of our research, we have developed world-first, evidence-based tools to support current and ex-serving ADF members and their families as they transition to civilian life
Carers Australia defines carers as “people who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or other drug issue or who are frail aged.
Read moreGallipoli Medical Research is delighted to announce it will partner with RSL Australia on a Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) Scoping Study, to further understand the needs of Australian veterans and their families.
Read moreGMR researchers, in partnership with RSL Queensland, have developed a world-first tool to predict how likely a Defence member is to have a difficult transition from Defence to civilian life
Read moreIt is critical that we provide robust support to help veterans navigate the transition to civilian life. The program was developed to address the unique psychological and cultural challenges that veterans face.
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