The leading veterans’ mental health charity in the UK providing treatment for ex-service personnel suffering with mental ill-health including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. It doesn’t matter how young or old you are, where you Served, or whether you saw combat – we may be able to help. If you are the loved one or carer of an ex-Service man or woman, there’s support for you too.

Referral Information

-Self referral

Contact Information

If you’re currently serving, or have served in the UK Armed Forces, you can call the 24-hour Helpline to talk about mental health. If you are a family member or carer worried about a loved one or are suffering yourself, you can use it too.

The Helpline is there for you if you are having trouble sleeping, suffer with flashbacks, feel depressed, get anxious sometimes or just feel that something is not quite right.

Call: 0800 138 1619
Text: 07537 404 719
Email: helpline@combatstress.org.uk
(Standard charges may apply for texts, please check with your provider.)