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.
- Helpline: 0800 138 1619
- Text: 07527 173683
- Email: helpline@combatstress.org.uk
- Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Mental health services for veterans | Combat Stress
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.
- Helpline: 0800 040 7873 / 0800 040 7783
- Text: 07860 018 733
- Email: info@sappersupport.com
- Sapper 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.
- Helpline: 0808 802 8080 - open 8am-8pm, 365 days a year
- Online chat available through their website.
- Who We Help | Armed Forces Charity | Royal British Legion