National Armed Forces health and wellbeing support

View a range of useful resources to help support your health and wellbeing

A statutory body providing professional help and advice service to veterans or anyone supporting a veteran, their families and dependants.

Support for UK armed forces veterans and their families, including help with finance, healthcare, employment, housing, social care and more.

Visit the Veterans Welfare Service website

Email : Veterans-UK-VWS-Scot-NI@mod.gov.uk

Telephone:  Veteran Gateway Helpline - 0808 802 1212
Available Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm

Veterans Assist Scotland provides a one stop shop for all veteran supports.

Visit the Veterns Assist Scotland website

Email: gensec@veteransscotland.org.uk

Telephone: 0131 550 1569

Forces Online aim to support veterans and their families anyway they can.

Visit the Forces Online website 

Telephone : 0300 300 2288

Combat Stress provides a range of community, outpatient mental health services to veterans with complex mental health services.

Visit the Combat Stress website 

Telephone Helpline available 24/7 : 0800 138 1619

Email: helpline@combatstress.org.uk

Free Mental Health Support for the British Military, Veterans and their families.

Visit the Togetherall webaite

Samaritans support service personnel in the armed forces, veterans and their families.

Visit the Samaritans website

Telephone Helpline : 116 123

Talking 2 Minds provides mental health / PTSD support.

Visit the Talking 2 Minds website

See Me Scotland- Tackling Stigma with Veterans

Visit the See Me Scotland website

Support for military personnel pre, during and post discharge.

Visit the Veterans Welfare Group website 

Telephone: 0330 056 0174

Email: enquiries@veteranswelfaregroup.co.uk

The Royal British Legion helps members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families.

Visit the Royal British Legion website 

Poppy Scotland support current and former members of the armed forces and their families.

Visit the Poppy Scotland website

Telephone line open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week:
0131 550 1557

Email : info@britishlegion.org.uk

Defence Gardens Scotland provides opportunities and support for veterans via gardening for wellbeing projects.

Visit the Defence Gardens Scotland website 

Email : richardhenderson@cyrenians.scot

Bravehound supports former servicemen, women and their families. We are based in Scotland and provide training and dogs to support veterans.

Visit the Bravehound website 

Telephone: 0141 739 8940

Email: hello@bravehound.co.uk

Knights Templar Goodwill Charity of Scotland aim to help and support veterans with issues such as poverty, homelessness and isolation.

Vist the Knights Templar Goodwill website

In recognition of their service to the Nation, SSAFA works to ensure that the needs of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families are met in an appropriate and timely way.

Visit the SSAFA website
Live Chat : available via web link above
Available Monday to Friday :
9am to 5pm

AFF provides a wide variety of support for families worldwide.

Visit the AFF website 

Telephone: 01264 554004

Email: contact@aff.org.uk

Flight Trust - Providing support for emergency blue light services and armed forces veterans. Providing mental health and wellbeing supports, ending loneliness and isolation and homelessness prevention.

Visit the Flight Trust website

Email : enquiries@firstlighttrust.co.uk

Venture Trust provides support to those who are finding it difficult to transition fully into civilian life or are struggling with maintaining a civilian focussed identity.

View the Venture Trust website 

Email: westhub@venturetrust.cjsm.net

Telephone: 01786 447 637

Help for Heroes support veterans and their families live well after service.

Visit the Help for Heroes website

Telephone: 0300 303 9888
Available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Fighting With Pride supports the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ Veterans, service personnel and their families.

Visit the Fighting With Pride website 

Email: info@fightingwithpride.org.uk

Age Scotland - Unforgotten Forces is a partnership of charities working together to deliver high quality and joined-up support that boosts the health and wellbeing of ex-Armed Forces personnel in Scotland age 60 and older.

Visit the Age Scotland - Unforgotten Forces website

Email: veteransproject@agescotland.org.uk

Telephone: 0333 323 2400

The NGVFA is an independent registered charity supporting those affected by Gulf War 1, Gulf War 2 (Iraq), Afghanistan, and all future desert conflicts.

Visit the NGVFA website 

Email: info@ngvfa.org.uk

Telephone: 01482 808730

The Submariners Association is an Association of ex and serving Submariners which seeks to maintain the special bonds of friendship, loyalty and comradeship, together with a pride in the Submarine Service, formed during service in Her Majesty's Submarines.

Visit the The Submariners Association website

The Female Veteran Transformation Programme offers supports and resources to improve services across the commercial, statutory and charitable sectors for female veterans

Visit the Female Veteran Transformation Programme website

Jewish Military Association provide welfare for Jewish veterans and their families.

Visit the Jewish Military Association website 

Hearing Link can provide hearing support for ex armed forces.

Visit the Hearing Link website

Email: enquiries@hearinglink.org

Telephone: 01844 348 111

The Forces Employment Charity provides life-long, life-changing support, jobs and training opportunities to service leavers, reservists, veterans and their families.

Web Link :
Visit the Forces Employment Charity website 

Email: info@forcesemployment.org.uk

Telephone: 0121 262 3058

Skills Development Scotland offers employment and learning support for armed forces leavers and veterans

Visit the Skills Development Scotland website 

Telephone: 0800 917 8000

Scottish Veterans Residences provides supported housing for former members of the UK Armed Forces who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Visit the Scottish Veterans Residences

Telephone Helpline available 24 hours a day: 0300 131 6755

Veterans Housing support We will build lives by providing houses for veterans who are disabled.  Those whose military careers may have been cut short through injury, or whose circumstances may have changed in later life

Visit the Veterans Housing Scotland website 

Telephone: 0131 557 1188

Forces Children Scotland Support children and young people from armed forces and veteran families

Visit the Forces Children Scotland website 

The Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club provides a community where veterans come together to share stories, find support and enjoy breakfast together.

Visit the AFVBC website 

Email: support@afvb.com


 

Last modified on 19 March 2025