National Support Networks
Information on national support services available for Veterans and the Armed Forces Community
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
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
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
