title: UK support services for families of wounded, injured or sick Service personnel: the need for evaluation.
abstract: Concerns have been raised about the level of support available to those families who provide unpaid care for wounded, injured or sick (WIS) personnel in the UK. In this opinion piece, support services for families of WIS personnel in the UK and their associated evaluations are reviewed. Support services are found to be provided by government-led initiatives, third sector organisations and the Service Family Federations. A minority of interventions for families of WIS personnel in the UK have been evaluated and a culture of service evaluation is encouraged within the field.
authors.affiliation: King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verey
authors.affiliation: Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.affiliation: King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thandi
authors.affiliation: King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stevelink
authors.affiliation: King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fear
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D005190:Family; D005378:Financial Support; D006801:Humans; D008119:Lobbying; D008889:Military Personnel; D012144:Respite Care; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*
keywords: HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDICINE