Future Frontlines
Future Frontlines is VESPIIA’s platform for analysis, practice insight, and sector dialogue across veterans, emergency services, and police communities.
Through published papers, roundtables, podcast conversations, and conference activity, Future Frontlines examines real challenges affecting service communities and the systems that support them.
Each issue draws on lived experience, practitioner insight, research, and cross-sector collaboration. The aim is practical: to surface gaps, share solutions, and strengthen capability across the sector.
Future Frontlines papers
Each issue shares short papers and roundtable outputs focused on practice, policy, and sector improvement.
A unified approach to chaplaincy in service
This issue explores a consistent approach to chaplaincy and spiritual care across service settings. It looks at access, quality, role clarity, and how chaplaincy connects with wider wellbeing and support systems.
Advancing cross-sector capability
This issue examines how Defence innovation can be adapted to support first responder readiness. It highlights barriers to access and outlines practical ways to improve tech transfer and implementation.
Navigating transition into civilian life
This issue focuses on transition into civilian life and the gaps in support that appear during and after service. It draws on a roundtable discussion and outlines opportunities to strengthen long-term wellbeing.
The other side of disaster recovery
The first issue explores what disaster recovery requires after the headlines move on. It highlights support needs for first responders, veterans, and families, with practical recommendations for resilience.
Submit an abstract
If you have an idea you want to develop into a Future Frontlines paper, submit a short abstract. VESPIIA will review submissions and follow up if more detail is needed.
Future Frontlines podcast
The Future Frontlines podcast shares conversations with people working across service communities and the systems that support them.
Submit a topic or guest
If you have a topic, case study, or guest suggestion, submit it using the form below.
Future Frontlines conference
The Future Frontlines conference convenes practitioners, researchers, industry, and government to examine sector priorities and share practical work. The 2025 conference has been delivered, and planning for 2026 is underway.
Sector priorities
Panels and briefings focused on what is changing and what needs to improve across the systems that support veterans, emergency services, and police communities.
What works
Practical case studies and implementation lessons drawn from frontline organisations, academia, industry, and government.
Cross-sector collaboration
Structured discussion across sectors to strengthen capability, reduce duplication, and improve coordinated response.
Conference details
Programs, speakers, sponsorship opportunities, and participation details are published on the dedicated conference page.
If you would like to present or contribute a paper, submit an abstract via the Future Frontlines papers section above.