A veteran is defined as: Anyone who has served for at last one day in the Armed Forces (Regular or Reserve), as well as Merchant Navy seafarers and fishermen who have served in a vessel that was operated to facilitate military operations by the Armed Forces.

Please inform us if you have been in the Armed Forces so we can update your medical records accordingly.

Northtyneside Council - https://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/help-and-support-north-tyneside/armed-forces-support

Operation Veteran - https://www.operationveteran.co.uk/

Anxious Minds - https://www.anxiousminds.co.uk/veterans-mental-health-north-east/

Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service which provides specialist care and support for service leavers, reservists, veterans and their families

How Op COURAGE can help

Op COURAGE can help you and your family with a range of support and treatment, including:

• supporting you with care and treatment if you’re in a crisis
• helping you transition from military to civilian life by providing mental health care
• supporting armed forces families affected by mental health problems
• helping you recognise and treat early signs of mental health problems and psychological trauma
• helping you to access other NHS mental health services if you need them
• helping you get in touch with charities and local organisations who can support your wider health and wellbeing needs, such as housing, relationships, finances, employment, drug and alcohol misuse and social support

Contacting Op COURAGE

You can contact the service in many ways, including:

• directly getting in touch yourself, or through a family member or friend
• asking a GP to refer you
• asking a charity to refer you

Call 0800 652 2867 or email VTILS@cntw.nhs.uk