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15 March 2017

Combat Stress

fundraising, Health, Mental Health, Sport, Support, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Warrington veteran to run the west coast of America in aid of Combat Stress

Warrington veteran, Stuart Repon-Ness, will be running almost 1,500 miles along the West Cost of America to raise funds for Combat Stress, the UK’s leading veterans’ mental health charity.

Starting in April, Stuart will be running 1,447 miles in just 45 days, the equivalent of 55 marathons. The father of four, who works as an injury rehab therapist, is making this journey without a support crew and said: “I will get on the plane with just my toothbrush, my phone charger and my race pack.

15 March 2017

NHS England

Announcements, Armed Forces, Families, Family, Health, Mental Health, Serving, Welfare

Transition, intervention and liaison mental health service for armed forces personnel approaching discharge and veterans

On 1 April 2017, NHS England is launching the transition, intervention and liaison (TIL) mental health service for armed forces personnel approaching discharge and veterans.

Provided across England, the service will seek to increase the access and treatment to appropriate and timely mental health services for armed forces serving personnel approaching discharge and veterans with mental health difficulties.

15 March 2017

Defence Medical Welfare Service

Children, Deployment, Event, Families, Health, Mental Health, Remembrance, Royal Event, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

DMWS represented at Iraq and Afghanistan memorial unveiling

Welfare Officers from the Defence Medical Welfare Service join Armed Forces Colleagues and Civilian members of staff in Iraq and Afghanistan memorial unveiling

Our nation owes much to the men and women of its Armed Forces who give so much to defend our values and way of life. The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have highlighted these sacrifices. Today, the unveiling of a new memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster by Her Majesty The Queen, honours both the UK Armed Forces and civilians who served their country in the Gulf region from 1990 – 2015.

9 March 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Families, Funding, Grants, Mental Health, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

The Soldiers’ Charity awards Combat Stress a grant of £250,000

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has awarded Combat Stress a grant of £250,000 to help provide occupational therapy within their treatment centres.

Combat Stress offers occupational therapy to all veterans undertaking a residential programme at one of their three treatment centres and over the past year have introduced occupational therapists to their community teams.

8 March 2017

Army, Health, Mental Health, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Prince Harry joins Veterans’ Mental Health Conference with Heads Together, King’s College, London – 16th March

Prince Harry will attend the Veterans’ Mental Health Conference at King’s College London on Thursday 16 March, where he will lead a panel discussion with three veterans on the benefits of having open conversations and getting the right support for a range of mental health issues.

2 March 2017

Forces in Mind Trust

Health, Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Research, Serving, Transition, Welfare

New Forces in Mind Trust award: King’s College London to research secondary mental health treatment for ex-Service personnel

A grant of £158,999 has been awarded to King’s College London to conduct an 18-month feasibility study exploring the type of mental health problems UK veterans experience who actively access secondary mental health care, their pathway through treatment, the outcomes of the treatment they receive, and their socio-demographic profile. The project will compare and contrast these findings with non-veterans (ie the general population) who access the same services, as well as UK veterans who access veteran-specific mental health care services.

28 February 2017

Mission Motorsport

Courses, Disability Support, Health, Mental Health, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Mission Motorsport Celebrates its 5th Anniversary

27th February 2017: Mission Motorsport, a charity which rebuilds the lives of wounded, injured and sick veterans and service personnel through motorsport, is celebrating its 5th birthday.

Over the past 5 years, Mission Motorsport has helped over 850 individuals and will celebrate its achievements with a track day at Goodwood Motor Circuit.

27 February 2017

NHS England

Children, Families, Health, Mental Health, Veterans, Welfare

Healthwatch Norfolk Veterans Project

This animation describes a Healthwatch Norfolk project (April 2015-16) to find ways of improving health and care services for military veterans with mental health conditions in Norfolk and Suffolk. The animation was produced by Creative Connection and the recipient of an NHS England’s ‘Celebrating Participation in Healthcare’ grant 2016.

23 February 2017

Deptherapy

Disability Support, Health, Mental Health, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Deptherapy & Deptherapy Education runs 2nd Mental Health First Aid for the Armed Services Community Course

Fifteen members of the Deptherapy team including injured programme members attended the two day MHFA for the Armed Services Community held at Cantley House Hotel, Wokingham on 19/20 February 2017.

The course is a requirement for all Trustees, scuba instructors and divemasters selected to work as volunteers on the Deptherapy programme.

20 February 2017

NHS England

Announcements, Armed Forces, Families, Family, Health, Mental Health, Serving, Welfare

New guidance issued to NHS England commissioners to strengthen patient and public participation

A new guidance document on patient and public participation in armed forces has been published. The new framework is part of a suite of documents developed to strengthen patient and public participation in all of NHS England’s direct commissioning activities.

The new participation framework for Armed Forces provides practical guidance on the best ways to involve patients and the public in different services.

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