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This article sets out to contribute to the growing debate on the treatment of shell-shocked men after the Great War. So far, the work of the voluntary sector in this sphere has been neglected but the Ex-Services' Welfare Society (ESWS), the charity dedicated to caring for shell-shocked men and their families, ensured that the plight of mentally wounded veterans achieved a high public profile during the 1920s. Initially the ESWS attempted to link the needs of the mentally wounded soldier with the wider issue of lunacy reform. This ensured a high level of publicity but also resulted in political controversy and a loss of support. By the mid-1920s the ESWS wanted to disassociate itself from lunacy reform. This benefited mentally wounded veterans in the short term but unwittingly cemented a clear distinction between psychologically damaged servicemen and `ordinary lunatics', and so failed to dispel the widespread misapprehension and misunderstanding which clouded attitudes towards mental illness in general.

This is an innovative and wide-ranging edited collection which brings women clearly into view, reflecting their disproportionately high numbers within migrating populations. Spanning four centuries, its contents are culturally diverse but address some important common themes and questions. Beginning with a useful survey of women in migration studies in early modern Europe, subsequent chapters explore the following topics: the exile experiences in Europe, firstly of English Brigittine nuns, and secondly of Catholic Gentlewomen displaced by the English Reformation; the dual national identities of a French woman moving to America during the revolutionary period; the lives of two women preachers moving to an American city with a large migrant population in the mid 20th century; and finally, autobiographical narratives of Islamic women exiled in body and/or mind from their countries of origin in the late twentieth century. The authors and editors consider the significance of spirituality amongst women migrants, address the difficulties of generalising from individual experiences and consider issues raised by a particular focus on elite women. The focus on personal narratives crosses disciplinary boundaries making it a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in migration history, autobiography, personal narratives, social history and gender and women's studies.

This paper considers the role and limitations of mutual aid associations in meeting society's needs. It does this by examining responses of community sports clubs (CSCs) in the UK to COVID-19 restrictions. We firstly make the case that CSCs typify mutual aid associations. Using two qualitative research studies we show how the clubs' responses focused on meeting the needs of their own members, expressing bonding rather than bridging social capital. Clubs' resilience was facilitated by the commitment of key volunteers, understood as serious leisure, and the complete overlap of governance and delivery in club management. These insights allow us to discuss the potential and limitations of this particular type of mutual aid association in meeting society's needs, and qualify general assertions that the voluntary sector would respond to the COVID-19 crisis by developing social capital. It reinforces the need for a typology of the voluntary sector to inform understanding and research.

Acknowledgments The project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme (project number 07/60/18). The Health Services Research Unit and the Health Economics Research Unit are funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. The authors wish to thank the women who participated in the PROSPECT study. We also thank Margaret MacNeil for her secretarial support and data management; Dawn McRae and Lynda Constable for their trial management support; the programming team in CHaRT, led by Gladys McPherson; members of the Project Management Group for their ongoing advice and support of the study; and the staff at the recruitment sites who facilitated the recruitment, treatment and follow-up of study participants. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the UK Health Technology Assessment Programme, the National Institute of Health Research, the National Health Service, or the Department of Health. ; Peer reviewed ; Publisher PDF

The voluntary sector was central to the COVID-19 response: fulfilling basic needs, highlighting new and existing inequalities and coordinating action where the state had been slow to respond. This book curates rigorous academic, policy and practice-based research into the response and adaptation of the UK voluntary sector during the pandemic. Contributions explore the ways the sector responded to new challenges and the longer-term consequences for the sector's workforce, volunteers and beneficiaries. Written for researchers and practitioners, this book considers what the voluntary sector can learn from the pandemic to maximise its contribution in the event of future crises