Association of Croatian Guards Veterans Associations (ZUV HGP), Association of Croatian Veterans Treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of the Republic of Croatia (ZUHBL PTSP RH)and other partner organizations plan to implement the project ”Analysis of social factors that affect the quality of life of the veteran population - guidelines for the future "with the aim of improving the quality of life of Croatian veterans and victims of the Homeland War. The project started in October 2020. The, and the implementation is planned for thirty-six months, ie. until November 2023. The. With this project, defenders have a direct opportunity to participate in the improvement of legal provisions governing their rights. The main goals of the project are public opinion polls, and the obtained data will be processed as part of professional and scientific research in which renowned professors of three scientific organizations will participate (Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatian Catholic University and University of Zadar) who will present their work in scientific articles and guidelines for drafting guidelines. The topics of these examinations concern: public opinion about veterans and images created in the media, health care for veterans, work activities of veterans and their involvement in social entrepreneurship, war tourism in the Republic of Croatia, the psychosocial status of the veteran’s family, communications of veterans with decision makers. The developed guidelines will be presented to decision makers during six structured dialogues in which veterans will participate, representatives of the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, social partners, local / regional self-government units, members of the scientific community, representatives of line ministries, agency and institution. The overall evaluation of the proposed guidelines will be presented at the final national conference in Zagreb, and the results of the project will be compared with the new Croatian Veterans Act and presented to the public, while all project activities will be published on the web portal of the Thematic Network. After the completion of the project, it is expected to change several legal provisions that will have a direct and long-term effect on the war veteran population., a to su: improving the health care system for veterans, facilitated employment and systematic encouragement of the establishment of social enterprises (veterans' cooperatives), improving and accelerating the communication of veterans with decision makers. The project aims to achieve more open communication between the war veteran population and the public, which is why media pluralism and objectivity will be explored. The long-term goal of the project is to enrich the offer of war and adrenaline tourism in the Republic of Croatia, and this through the direct employment of veterans (encouraging seasonal and year-round engagement of veterans by travel agencies). The research and articles created during the project will greatly contribute to the development of a scientific approach in solving the problems of the veteran population and enrich the academic community for important discoveries.. The project encourages the synergy of veterans' associations throughout the Republic of Croatia, and further expansion of the thematic network will be simplified thanks to a common web portal. The portal will bring together all the associations initially involved in the project as well as those yet to join the thematic network, and the general public – informing about current events on the project, reporting on the results of surveys and research, giving insight into the outcomes of structured dialogues. The portal will publish the guidelines and useful information for veterans (educational materials, instructions on medical care, etc.). The project employs a total of five people, one each in the Association of Special Police from the Homeland War of the Republic of Croatia, War Veterans Association 4. Guards Brigade ”few” and the Association of Veterans Associations of Croatian Guards, and two persons will be employed by the HVIDR Association. Fifty-five people were hired as external collaborators, nine of them from the Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, five from the Croatian Catholic University and one person from the University of Zadar. The project is funded by the European Social Fund and the Ministry of Labor, pension system, family and social policy.