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November 20, 2024

Combat2Coffee

Combat2Coffee are dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing for Veterans and their families. They are one of 11 funded partners in the East of England supported through the VPPP programme, who all work together to support Veterans in need in the region.

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October 29, 2024

The Veterans’ Adviceline for Statutory Professionals

The Veterans’ Adviceline for Statutory Professionals (VASP) Service – a Northern Ireland signposting service, which offers assistance and advice with issues such as State Benefits, War Pensions, physical, mental and emotional health.

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October 15, 2024

Building resilience and boosting confidence under the Service Pupil Support Programme

In March 2023, Harwell Community Primary School received a Service Pupil Support Programme grant to build Service children’s resilience and self-esteem.

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May 14, 2024

Blues and Royals Association

Blues and Royals Association secured a grant for £10,000 under the Force for Change programme to expand their popular ‘Walk+Talk’ initiative in the Northeast of England.

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March 26, 2024

One Is Too Many: webinar featuring outcomes from The Baton’s ‘understand-identify-prevent’ project

The Trust hosted a webinar to help launch the findings from an innovative research project undertaken by The Baton and Northumbria University, which worked with bereaved military families to better understand future support and prevention of Veteran suicide.

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March 19, 2024

One Is Too Many: Northumbria University research findings

A report from The Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research at Northumbria University, has identified new approaches which may help prevent suicide.  

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February 2, 2024

Improving Lives Plymouth – Veterans and Families Hub

The Veterans and Families Huboffers a ‘one stop shop’ for Veterans, family members, carers and community members with a connection to the Forces to access support and help them in their transition from military to civilian life.

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December 14, 2023

One Is Too Many: Suicide Prevention Conference in film

The Trust was honoured to host a suicide prevention conference on 11 October 2023 focusing on our One Is Too Many programme and the impact it has had.

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December 6, 2023

Afghanistan: Voices of Service

King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR at King’s College London) and Imperial War Museums (IWM) were awarded £280,731 in 2022 to interview approximately 100 UK Armed Forces personnel and family members who deployed to Afghanistan during the 2001-2021 conflict and the subsequent withdrawal, to record and recognise their experiences, increase public awareness of their Service and make recommendations for support needs.

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December 6, 2023

Northern Ireland Veterans’ Sports and Outdoors Navigation

AA Veterans’ Support were awarded £70,000 under the Positive Pathways programme for their Northern Ireland Veterans’ Sports and Outdoors Navigation (NIVSO) project.

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