"ForcesWatch published a major report detailing how post-war mental health problems are most common in young soldiers from disadvantaged backgrounds; also in veterans who left the forces in the last decade. The report, and our
“ForcesWatch published a major report detailing how post-war mental health problems are most common in young soldiers from disadvantaged backgrounds; also in veterans who left the forces in the last decade. The report, and our campaign to raise the age of recruitment to 18, got considerable media attention”
See: The Last Ambush? Aspects of mental health in the British armed forces (Forces Watch, link)