Military charity Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) has been named as an IPS Centre of Excellence for Veterans by the Centre for Mental Health, becoming the first veteran IPS service in the UK to be given this status.
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Military charity Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) has been named as an IPS Centre of Excellence for Veterans by the Centre for Mental Health, becoming the first veteran IPS service in the UK to be given this status.
Read moreA new ‘pocket guide’ to help people in the armed forces spot and support those struggling with their mental health and considering suicide has been launched.
Read moreVeterans living at The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton have been given plenty to cheer about as the Home celebrated its fifth anniversary on Friday 24th August.
Read moreThe Royal Star & Garter Homes has been praised by Health Education England (HEE) Chairman Sir Keith Pearson and Chief Nurse Prof Lisa Bayliss-Pratt.
Read moreForces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded £42,357 to the University of Sunderland to conduct a year-long project to identify the prevalence, motivations and mental health status of users of Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs and Supplements (PIEDS) amongst ex-Service personnel.
Read moreFollowing its report on part one of its inquiry into Mental Health and the Armed Forces into the scale of mental health issues, the Defence Committee has today launched part two of the inquiry, which will be examining the provision of care.
Read moreEd Tytherleigh, Stoll’s Chief Executive, has been shortlisted for a prestigious award at the Heropreneurs Awards – a new awards scheme backed by the Ministry of Defence. The Veterans’ Foundation award category recognises organisations or individuals that have given outstanding help to Veterans leaving the Armed Forces and returning to civvy street, who may be struggling due to physical injuries and mental health issues.
Read moreThe public perception that most Servicemen and women are damaged by their service is wrong, according to a Report by the House of Commons Defence Committee on the extent of mental illness among Armed Forces personnel.
Read moreThe UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health, Combat Stress, has been announced as the charity partner of this year’s International Security Expo.
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The Veterans’ Gateway, the 24-hour service that helps former service men and women to navigate their new lives as civilians, has recorded over 10,000 enquiries and 183,420 website users since its launch, one year ago yesterday, 5th July 2018.
Designed to offer a one stop shop through which veterans can access advice on a vast range of areas, from housing to health concerns, the Veterans’ Gateway has seen over 37,000 click throughs to external sites, with the majority of users requesting advice on finance.
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