In crisis? Find out how you can get urgent support

If you need support urgently or outside of our working hours, please don’t hesitate to contact

SAMARITANS

Freephone their Veterans Support Hub for the military community on 0808 175 3075 (24/7) or email jo@samaritans.org – to access confidential emotional support for feelings of distress, despair or suicidal thoughts.

SHOUT

A crisis text support service for people in the military community who are struggling and need immediate support to get through a crisis. Text CONTACT to 85258. #TextCONTACT85258

NHS 111

To access medical help fast but when it’s not a 999 emergency, telephone 111 (available 24 hours). To access information from the NHS on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living, visit the NHS website.

COMBAT STRESS

For urgent psychological support, please call 0800 1381619.

SHELTER

For urgent housing support, please call 0808 800 4444.

Caring for somebody can often make you feel isolated, unsupported and can impact the time available to you to manage your own wellness.

If this sounds like something you’re experiencing, this course is for you.

Focusing on the Carer, we look at how to minimise the impact on your health and wellbeing whilst caring for others and looking at effective sources of support around you.

We aim to help you to recharge your batteries and understand that you are not alone.

What Carers Courses do Help for Heroes offer?

Care for the Carer - a group course run online via Microsoft Teams. Sessions are co-delivered by our own peer trainers and Recovery staff.

What will I learn?

Together we will:

• Explore how you might define yourself as a carer.

• Look at methods of how to manage your time and the changes to your life brought about by caring for others.

• Discover how to focus on your own wellness and the things you do for your own health and wellbeing.

• Discuss how to link into sources of support that are available to you.

Course structure and duration

• 1 x meet and greet session.

• 2 x 2.5-hour modules. Module two runs two weeks after module one.

How do I access the course?

Care for the Carer Course

If you are already engaged with us, please speak to your point of contact within the Charity. They will be able to help book you onto our courses.

If you are not yet engaged with us, we’d love to welcome you.

Apply for course

Other ways we can support you

You aren't alone, we're here for you and so are the rest of the Armed Forces community.

Our family case workers can help with a wide range of issues affecting you and your family.

The Help for Heroes Cafes are a way to dip your toes back into the water and feel like part of a community again, and all our Recovery College courses are available for family members as well as veterans.

If you'd like to talk to us please phone us on 0300 303 9888  -  Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Calls to this number are charged at your standard network rate.

Military life doesn’t just affect a veteran - it also affects their loved ones. Which is why our support is available for the whole family. Whatever your background and wherever you are in your ongoing recovery - there’s a course that can help you. And our team are here to support you.”

Vikki McAuley

Peer support trainer and daughter of a veteran

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