Help for Heroes

Via their Hidden Wounds service, eligible veterans and their families have access to free and confidential psychological wellbeing advice and support. Support available for physical health concerns and financial difficulties. Browse a range of social groups and workshops through their website.

Combat Stress

Help former servicemen and women dealing with issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. They provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. Offer a 24-hour helpline for veterans and their families for confidential mental health advice and support. Self-help resources available through their website.

Op Courage

An NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forced veterans and their families.

Forcesline

A free and confidential telephone helpline and email service that provides support for serving (regulars and reserves), ex-Forces and for their families.

  • 0800 260 6767 - open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday
  • Life chat and email service available through their website.
  • Forcesline | SSAFA

Togetherall

An online community where people support each other anonymously to improve mental health and wellbeing. Round-the-clock online support is provided by trained counsellors. Free resources to help improve your mental health are available. All armed forces personnel, reservists, veterans and their families (16+) can access this for free.

Sapper Support

Offer emotional and physical support to people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder through a crisis helpline staffed by veterans and 999 personnel. Can facilitate early diagnosis by financing assessment to determine a diagnosis and where appropriate fund treatment too. They are not limite to helping those with PTSD and can help support people with other mental health problems through emotional, physical and financial support.

Royal British Legion

Helps members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families. Support includes information and advice about physical and mental wellbeing, housing and care needs, finances and employment. Connect with local communities through their local branches.