Study finds Irish veterans face untreated PTSD, poverty and homelessness

New report highlights challenges facing 140,000 former Defence Forces members. File picture

A new study has found that many of Ireland’s estimated 140,000 former Defence Forces members are not receiving adequate support, with some living with untreated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while others face poverty, isolation and homelessness.

The study, carried out by Nexus Research Cooperative on behalf of veterans' charity Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann (ONE), states that Ireland is an “international outlier” when it comes to supporting former military personnel, particularly when compared with frameworks in Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Britain.