Veterans PTSD Support: Get the help you and your family need
Created on 23 Jan 2025
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Updated on 28 Jan 2025
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can have a profound impact on someone’s day to day life, not just affecting the person suffering with PTSD, but those closest to them. It is important to seek treatment and we are here to help guide you to the right support to help you and your family.
What are the symptoms of PTSD?
PTSD is complex and the symptoms will vary but ‘re-experiencing’ tends to be the most common symptom. This is when a person vividly relieves the traumatic event through flashbacks and nightmares. You can find out more on the NHS website.
How can the NHS help?
Once registered with a GP, they will be able to refer you to the right support service to get the treatment you need. This may be through Op COURAGE, an NHS mental health specialist service providing support for transitioning military personnel, reservists, veterans and their families.
What service charities can help?
A number of Service charities specialise in offering support to those serving, veterans and their families who have been affected by PTSD, including:
Combat Stress
Combat Stress is the UK's leading charity for veterans' mental health, offering round the clock support online and on the phone. As well as supporting ex-military personnel and their families in the community and treatment centres.
Walking with the Wounded
In collaboration with the NHS, Walking With The Wounded delivers employment, mental health, care coordination and volunteering programmes. Their Head Start programme provides 1-2-1 private therapy for ex-military personnel with mild to moderately severe PTSD and other mental health disorders.
PTSD Resolution
PTSD Resolution helps veterans, reservists and their families who are struggling to reintegrate into civilian life due to trauma from their time in the Armed Forces.
Their programme enables veterans with limited resources to have rapid, effective and local help, with therapy sessions on a one-to-one, out-patient basis.
There is support out there 24/7 if you needed, with the Samaritans free to call day and night on 116 123.
There are many other local and national charities listed on Troopr, who offer expert advice and additional opportunities to support your mental wellbeing.