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Veterans' Gateway
Physical health advice for veterans. Get veteran focused information, advice and support.
Website: www.veteransgateway.org.uk – Physical health advice for veterans
Mental health support for veterans, service leavers and reservists
Mental health problems are common and can affect anyone, including veterans, serving personnel, reservists and their families. It is important to get help and support if you or someone you know has mental health problems.
Website: www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/armed-forces-community/mental-health/veterans-reservists
The Veterans Psychological Assessment programme
The Veterans Psychological Assessment programme (VPAP) provides assessment and treatment advice for veterans (who have deployed since 1982) and believe that their deployment may have affected their mental health.
All veterans referred to the VPAP will receive a full psychiatric assessment completed by a consultant psychiatrist; this assessment report is then sent on completion to the veteran’s GP and if involved, the local mental health service, with advice on further treatment and care.
Can only be referred via GP who are concerned that the patients’ mental health may have suffered as a result of their military service and who fulfil the criteria. It does not provide urgent mental health support.
Self Help Tools
TogetherAll: free service for armed service personnel and family members over 16 years old.
Website: www.togetherall.com/en-gb
HeadFIT: self help tools to help with everyday life.
Website: www.headfit.org/home
Citizens Advice
There are many different kinds of financial help available for people in the Armed Forces, veterans and their families.
You can use this information to find out what financial help might be available to you, depending on your situation. You can also use this information to find details of organisations that might be able to help you further.
Op Courage
Overarching service that covers the three NHS Veterans MH Services. Referral to service can be done by self-referral, via GP or via a veterans charity.
Telephone: 0300 365 2000
Email: gateway@berkshire.nhs.uk
For the Op COURAGE urgent care and support service, call 02394 387 924 or email snhs.veteranshis.se@nhs.net.
Combat Stress (UK Charity)
Provides a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. Provides services in-person, and via phone and online. Does not provide urgent or crisis support.
Website: www.combatstress.org.uk
24 hour helpline: 0800 138 1619
Text: 07537173683
Self help guides: www.selfhelp.combatstress.org.uk
Veterans Trauma Network
Provides care and treatment to those who have developed physical health problems as a result of their time in service. Referral via GP required.
Supporting Wounded Veterans (SWV)
Offers an online “review” with a Consultant in Pain Medicine who is also a veteran. This discussion considers the options that may be available for the management of your pain. Following a discussion, you are sent a letter which, with your permission, will be copied to your family doctor; at no point do you become a patient of SWV.
Website: www.supportingwoundedveterans.com/pain
Website: www.supportingwoundedveterans.com/painreviewapplication