Military Veterans mental health service
Mental health support for serving personnel, reservists and families
Mental health problems are common and can affect anyone, including serving personnel, reservists and their families.
It is important to get help and support if you or someone you know has mental health problems.
NHS mental health advice and urgent help
If you need urgent help for mental health please visit the NHS - Get urgent help for mental health page.
If you need support for a specific mental health condition, you can find information through the NHS's - A-Z of mental health conditions.
Hub of Hope
Find support that's right for you, through the Hub of Hope. Enter your address, city or postcode, choose what support you need and a list of charities and services will be available for you.
Confederation of Service Charities (Cobseo) directory
To find information about about specific armed forces charities, including contact details, please visit Cobsea member directory.
Cobseo is an organisation that works with charities, the government and other armed forces groups to provide information and representation to everyone in the armed forces community.
Basic mental health support
As a serving person or reservist, you will have access to mental health support no matter where you are based.
There are many people you can talk to, including:
- Defence Medical Services (DMS) medical officers and GPs
- welfare officers
- your chain of command
- Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) practitioners
- chaplains
They can talk to you about your mental health and help you get further support if you feel you need it.
For more information visit the NHS - Mental health support for serving personnel and reservists page.