Combat Stress

Combat Stress

Mental Health Care

Leatherhead, Surrey 12,339 followers

Providing specialist clinical services for veterans with complex mental health issues related to their military service.

About us

We are Combat Stress, the UK's leading charity for veterans' mental health. We believe military trauma shouldn’t destroy the lives of veterans and their families. When some military personnel leave service, their experiences can’t easily be left behind. Without treatment, psychological trauma can eventually tear lives apart. We have over 100 years of experience caring for veterans and our role today is to help those with some of the most complex challenges, like PTSD. Through our ongoing clinical research, we continually develop our cutting-edge mental health expertise and we work closely with veterans to better understand trauma recovery. This allows us to deliver life-changing clinical treatment, bringing together professionals with specialist focus to meet individual needs. Giving veterans the tools to manage their mental health and helping them on their journey to recovery. Our services are depended on by thousands. No one else does what we do. Help us support more veterans to tackle their past, so that they can take on their future. We are proud to have achieved a Silver Award from The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The ERS encourages employers to support the Armed Forces community past and present and inspire others to do the same. The scheme encompasses bronze, silver and gold awards for organisations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support for the Armed Forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant. As part of our pledge to the Armed Forces community, we’ve enhanced our employment benefits for former serving personnel. This includes two weeks paid mobilisation leave for reservists and adult cadet volunteers, and guaranteed interviews for veterans providing that they meet the essential job criteria.

Industry
Mental Health Care
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Leatherhead, Surrey
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1919
Specialties
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Psychological Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Research, Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Clinical Psychologists, and CBT Therapist

Locations

  • Primary

    Tyrwhitt House, Oaklawn Road

    Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 0BX, GB

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  • 2625 Kings Court, Birmingham Business Park,

    Solihull Parkway, Birmingham B37 7YE, GB

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  • Edward House, 199 Sauchiehall Street

    Glasgow, G2 3EX​​​​​​​, GB

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  • Edinburgh Erskine Home, 468 Gilmerton Road

    Edinburgh, EH17 7SA, GB

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  • 1st floor, 21 Talbot Street,

    Belfast, BT1 2LD, IE

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Employees at Combat Stress

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    For many former service personnel with mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, the sights, sounds and smells of fireworks can potentially trigger difficult memories of frontline combat. With one week to go until Bonfire Night, we wanted to share some key tips to help veterans and their families prepare. You can read more about support for veterans during fireworks, including information about how you can help those affected, and our ask of the UK government here: https://ow.ly/vmSK50TVbXG Please remember that you’re never alone, and support is available. If you’re a veteran and struggling with your mental health, please call our free 24-hour Helpline on 0800 138 1619 for confidential advice and support.

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    At Combat Stress, we’re committed to sharing our expertise with organisations and individuals involved in the provision of veteran healthcare and helping to improve support for former service personnel. We know from our own and others’ research that there is a lack of awareness of the unique experiences and needs of women veterans in the UK. This is why we’re sharing our ENHANCE+ project, an online programme comprised of three free courses that aims to build knowledge around the needs and experiences of women veterans - in particular military sexual trauma - and help shape better access to services. All information in the programme is based on current academic and evidence-based research. The programme includes: A 15-minute, self-guided introduction to women veterans' experiences and needs, and is suitable for anyone who works alongside or comes into contact with women veterans. This could be employers and non-specialist services as well as those in the veteran sector.  Also included is a free, live online advanced understanding workshop, which provides recommendations on how services can better meet women veterans’ needs. We also offer funded training places in CPT for suitably qualified mental healthcare professionals. Click here to view the courses, and register today: https://veterans.training #veteranscharity #onlinecourse #womenveterans

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    Executive Leadership | Author | Speaker | NED | Board Advisor | Mental Health Advocate | Mentor

    In November, Maia will emBARK on her #WaggyTrails challenge for Combat Stress. She’ll be 17 in 2025 and is still making the most of every day! 🐾 It's not too late to sign up and join us - get your paws muddy andraise vital funds for veterans’ mental health. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eDgGjsZc #veteran #veterans #mentalhealth #mentalfitness #charity #fundrasing #community #support

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    Can you believe it’s been a whole week since our Soldiering On Awards Night! In case you missed it, here are the 2024 winners 👇 🏆 The Employee Champion Award, in partnership with Landmarc Solutions - Andrew White  🏆 Animal Partnership Award, supported by Pets at Home - Jaime Garner  🏆 Inspiration Award, in partnership with NatWest Business - Hari Budha Magar MBE FRGS  🏆 Working Together Award, in partnership with Forces in Mind Trust - Sunderland City Council Armed Forces Partnership  🏆 Healthcare & Rehabilitation Award, in partnership with Redwood Technologies - Combat Stress VICTOR Intensive Treatment Service  🏆 The Education, Training and Development Award, supported by Reed in Partnership - CAPSLOCK  🏆 Business Start-Up Award, in partnership with GKN Aerospace - Phillip Jones  🏆 Business Scale-Up Award, in partnership with LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) - Nick Orde-Powlett  🏆 Business Community Impact Award, in partnership with Cisco -  Brendan Williams  🏆 Defence Inclusivity Award, in partnership with Barclays UK - Maj.Dal Singh Virdee MBE  🏆 Family Values Award, in partnership with ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions - The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation  🏆 Lifetime Achievement Award, in partnership with Oracle - Tony Wright Once again we want to wish all of our winners a huge congratulations and thank you to our partners for the support. Check out why our winners deserved their award!  https://lnkd.in/dQ7K_ywz #ICYMI #Solideringonawards #InspirationalWinners #ArmedForcesCommunity 

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    If you're a veteran and you meet the described criteria, consider participating in this research study which is being supervised by Professor Dominic Murphy, Head of Research at Combat Stress.

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    During his seven years in the Army, Andy trained as a sniper and was deployed to Iraq and to Afghanistan. It was in Iraq that he experienced multiple traumas that would resurface later on. A decade after leaving the Army, Andy started to experience graphic nightmares, extreme anger and hallucinations. He went into “self-destruct mode” and started drinking heavily to cope. On the advice of a friend he called our Helpline and was diagnosed with PTSD. Andy went on to receive our specialist mental health treatment including 1:1 trauma focused therapy, which helped him to open up to his wife and get his life back. “Veterans should contact Combat Stress, 100%,” he says. “They were the one for me.” Click here to read more about Andy’s story: https://ow.ly/Q4cF50TRzz5

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    We’re joining Fighting with Pride to call on the government to provide suitable financial reparations for those affected by the historic Armed Forces ban, fully reflecting the cruelty and abuse they endured. From our experience of treating LGBT+ veterans, we sadly know all too well how, for many, their mental health has been devastatingly impacted by sexual abuse and violence, bullying and institutional discrimination, living in fear and distress, and being expelled from the military. We stand in solidarity with all LGBT+ veterans and are committed to providing the highest standards of support to them and their families.

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    2024 marks 110 years since the start of the First World War, which was the catalyst for the creation of Combat Stress. By the end of the war, millions had given their lives and thousands had returned with life-changing injuries, not all of which were physical. On the frontline, the constant sound of heavy artillery, lack of sleep and exposure to injury and death had led large numbers of soldiers to develop shell shock, or what we now refer to as PTSD. The servicemen who came home traumatised received little sympathy from the public, with some locked away in war hospitals and asylums, and others suffering in silence at home. The founders of Combat Stress believed that with rehibiliation, veterans could be helped to overcome their trauma, and the charity began fundraising to introduce residential homes where veterans could rebuild their lives. By 1920, we had opened our first recuperative home on Putney Hill in South West London. Since then, our services have evolved to meet the changing needs of former military personnel. Today, we support veterans with some of the most complex mental health challenges. While a lot has changed over the last 110 years, one thing remains the same: how vital our support is to the veteran community. Click here to download the latest edition of our newspaper and read the full article: https://lnkd.in/drrb4En4

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