Independence Star
For veterans and members of the armed forces ending service
Who is the Independence Star for?
The Independence Star has been developed for people receiving support from armed forces organisations to improve their quality of life.
The Independence Star helps veterans and members of the armed forces ending service and the services supporting them identify progress towards key outcomes like finances, health, housing and relationships, and give clarity on where to focus next.
Using the Outcomes Star approach
The Independence Star is designed to be used as part of the Outcomes Star approach. That’s why we provide essential training and ongoing support to all licenced practitioners, so you can embed the Outcomes Star approach in your practice.
How does the Independence Star work?
The Independence Star covers six key outcomes that are essential to helping veterans and people leaving the armed forces to make progress towards each outcome, following a five-stage Journey of Change.
You and the people you support will fill out the Star together, and use it to better identify where their strengths lie and where they might need some more help, and to make plans for moving forward along the journey.
Outcome areas
Finances
Housing
Health
Activities
Social life
Well-being
The Journey of Change
01
Cause for concern
02
Accepting help
03
Believing and trying
04
Finding what works
05
Managing well
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Always rooted in expertise and experience
The Independence Star was developed in collaboration with the Officers’ Association, and with further input from Help for Heroes.
