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RAF Benevolent Fund launches wellbeing support for RAF partners

RAF partners and spouses can now access online mindfulness platform, Headspace, in a recent initiative launched by the RAF Benevolent Fund. Previously available to…

12 June 2020

How my RAF Regiment training has helped me during the COVID-19 pandemic

SAC Sam Lake explains how his experiences with the RAF Regiment have taught him to cope with the uncertainty that the coronavirus pandemic has brought.

RAF Rugby Union champion the Fund's support for sport

We are acutely aware that sport can have an incredibly positive impact on the morale and wellbeing of individuals. Here, Group Captain Jamie Thompson of RAF Rugby Union…

20 May 2020

Former Red Arrows pilot Kirsty Murphy on mental health

As the first female RAF Red Arrows pilot, Kirsty Murphy enjoyed applause and respect whenever she displayed. Behind the scenes however, Kirsty was struggling. She found…

Managing your relationships and mental wellbeing during the festive season

We look at how the festive season can have an impact on your mental health and suggest ways that might help to get you through the season and manage your wellbeing.

4 December 2019

"Counselling rescued me from a very dark place"

After 60 years together, 57 of them married Les Campsie knew he'd lost his soulmate when his wife Patricia passed away a year ago.

19 May 2018