Ex military and veterans

If you have recently left the military or are a veteran, there are many organisations locally and nationally who can provide some support.  There are 2 veteran support services operating in sunderland

1. Changing Lives Veterans Service
   For help please email Ian.jameson@changing-lives.org.uk or Neil.graham@changing-lives.org.uk
   
   
2. Veterans In Crisis
   For help please email ger@veteransincrisis.co.uk

Please look at the services listed in our Armed forces section, this also includes the North East Veterans Network who advise individuals, families, government agencies and individual organisations about support services available to Veterans in the North East

It focuses on the most common issues that Veterans may experience in making a transition from military to sustained civilian employment and consequent economic and social integration of the individual in the community. However, advice and support can be provided on a wide range of additional issues.

Veterans can access services through the Veterans Gateway which is an online service and telephone resource commissioned by the Ministry of Defence and delivered by a consortium headed by The Royal British Legion.

Within the Gateway a housing specialist service is in touch with veteran housing providers and has up-to-date information on any vacancies within the 4,000 plus housing units in the country specifically ringfenced for veterans.

You can find more information on the Council's Homelessness Advice Prevention web page or on the Veterans Gateway website.

This training is a free 12 week course which deals with various mental health topics.

For more information please contact the Veterans Wellbeing Group on 0191 566 5450 or read the leaflet attached.