Veterans
Introduction
What is the Post Combat Psychological Injury Program?
The physical, emotional and economic toll of a serious service-related injury does not end when the service member leaves the military. Years and even decades after they were discharged, veterans who were badly hurt while serving are significantly more likely to be in poor health and somewhat less likely to be employed.
Injured and uninjured veterans have shared equally in the rewards that military service. At the same time, veterans who were seriously hurt and their families bear more burdens of service than their uninjured comrades once they leave the military.
The Post Combat Psychological Injury Project enables veterans to process the symptoms experienced that reduces daily functioning, sleep, reflexes and reactions.
We know and fully understand the issues faced by veterans accessing services in the UK. The Principal Facilitator of this Project is a Military Veteran and he himself has overcome the burden of Complex PTSD.
Having graduated with Professional accreditation and Post-graduate Degree in Trauma Management, PTSD and mTBI.
“We speak your language”.
What is covered by the project?
- Combat Stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
- Sleep, Reflexes and Reactions
- Examining reactions to stressors
- Looking at the story
- Dealing with stressful situations
- Navigating the Mental Health Care System
- Acceptance – Living and Coping with Losses
- Strategies for Spouses, Partners, Family members
- Vision with Voice
- Mission completion
Intro VIDEO coming soon
Support and Wellbeing
Continuation from the project is an option and there are pathways which provide support with:
- Housing
- Employment
- Finances
- Living independently
- Physical health
- Family and Communities
What will it cost?
The total cost for attending the project is:
£750-00
Ways to pay.
A Payment Agreement of:
- £100 deposit plus 10 x instalments of £65.00 or
- £100 deposit plus 4 x Payments of £150.00
- Or Full Payment by Bacs, Account Deposit or Debit Card
10 x 2-hour group sessions in conjunction with 7 x 1:1 Specialist Psychotherapy appointments
The maximum group size in each cohort is 8 veterans
The Program takes place in Truro, Cornwall.
We plan to also run the Program in Plymouth and Barnstaple. Details to be Confirmed.
The project has multiple cohorts per year.
25 Feb – 28 Apr 2020 Truro – No places left – Cancelled Covid 19
5 May – 7 Jul 2020 Truro – NO places left
1 Sept – 3 Nov 2020 Truro – 2 places left
30 Sept – 9 Dec 2020 Truro – 6 Places left
10 Nov 2020 – 26 Jan 2021 Truro – 8 places left – Includes Christmas break. (15-29 Dec 2020)
6 Jan 2021 – 17 Mar 2021 Truro 7 Places left
5 Feb 2021 – 10 Apr 2021 EXETER 8 Places left
8 May 2021- 17 Jul 2021 ONLINE 8 Places left (Secure Encrypted)
11 May 2021 – 20 July 2021 Truro 7 Places left
What to do next.
Call 0759 552 6 553 or email us for an informal discussion.
We are here to help and more than qualified to do so. We speak your language, we've been there, we have overcome. YOU CAN TOO!
We are on a mission
- To ensure that the needs of veterans, reservists and their families are identified and support is mainstreamed.
- Promoting the education and training of GPs and other healthcare providers.
- Requesting GP’s to specifically include ‘Have you ever served in the Armed Forces?’ as a question on the registration of new patients with GP practices and subsequently request veterans’ complete medical records.
- Raise awareness of veterans’ mental health needs with health and social care staff in primary and community care settings and ensure local directories have up-to-date information on local and specialist military-related mental health support services.
- Promote agreed procedures with local authority housing teams to ensure veterans are made aware of sources of local and national support at an early stage in their transition to civilian life.
- Promote veterans’ employment and housing advice peer support networks, and establish links to local services.
- Explore with partners, NHS and local authorities, amongst others, how to utilise the Help for Heroes resources to provide non-clinical rehabilitation support for wounded, injured and sick veterans.
