The NHS website provides information, help and support about alcohol misuse:

• Alcohol misuse information
• Alcohol support information
• Local alcohol addiction services.

If you need help and treatment for drug addiction, you're entitled to NHS care. The NHS website provides information, help and support about drug addiction:

• Drug addiction: getting help
• Local drug misuse - support for family and friends service.

You can search for local drug treatment services on the Frank website. Support is also available for family and friends.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to support recovery from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no fees for AA membership.

Find a meeting in your local area on the Alcoholics Anonymous website. You can also call 0800 9177 650 or email help@aamail.org.

This charity works to address the needs of children of all ages growing up in families where one or both parents suffer from alcoholism or a similar addictive problem.

Find out more on the Nacoa website, call 0800 358 3456 or email helpline@Nacoa.org.uk.

GamCare is the leading national provider of free information, advice and support for anyone affected by problem gambling.

Find out more on the GamCare website, or call 0808 8020 133.

The Army runs a programme of Transition Individual Planning and Personal Development (IPPD) that aims to make sure service leavers are given all the relevant information needed to make an informed choice allowing a smooth transition into civilian life.

Transitioning to civilian life on the Army website (external website)

The Royal British Legion website has advice for service leavers about gambling (external website).

Rehab 4 Addiction was founded to assist those affected by substance misuse and their loved ones. It offers a range of services designed to help signpost to the most effective treatments.

This includes alcohol rehab, drug rehab, detox services, intervention, aftercare and outpatient counselling offered by a variety of third-party UK Private Addiction Rehab or NHS/council-Funded providers.

Find out more on the Rehab 4 Addiction website.

A UK SMART Recovery Programme can help you if you are looking to change your harmful addictive behaviour and lead a balanced and fulfilling life. There is also a family-and-friends programme to help individuals who have a loved one struggling with addiction. These are delivered through face-to-face meetings or online training programmes.

Find out more on the UK SMART Recovery website or call 0330 053 6022.

The Armed Forces Carer’s Passport is designed to help Service personnel with caregiving responsibilities.

The passport records discussions between a Service person with caregiving duties and their manager. It reduces the need for repeat discussions when moving roles or managers and documents agreed arrangements.

Find out more on the GOV.UK website.

A guide by the Samaritans for life after the forces.

The Female Veterans’ Transformation Programme will produce a toolkit for use by service providers in the commercial, statutory and charitable sectors, helping transform service provision for female veterans - the 250,000 strong group whose specific needs are not being addressed by current service provision.

Find out more on the programme on the Female Veterans Transformation Programme website.

IAPT services offer NICE recommended therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for common problems involving stress, anxiety and depression. If you live in England, you can refer yourself to an NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT).

Visit the NHS website if you would like to refer yourself to this service.

This helpline is for service personnel and their families, allowing them to access the help, advice and support they need anywhere, anytime, and is open 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. Call 0800 323 444.

The Army runs a programme of Transition Individual Planning and Personal Development (IPPD), that aims to ensure that service leavers are given all the relevant information needed to make an informed choice allowing a smooth transition into civilian life.

Find mental health, wellbeing and resilience advice for service leavers on the Army website.

Op COURAGE provides specialist care and support for service leavers, reservists, veterans and their families.

The NHS service provides a first point of contact for people aged 18 and over and is available to anyone who has left the Armed Forces after completing one day’s service or more with the British Military, is a Reservist not currently mobilised or a family member of military personnel or a member of the Armed Forces currently awaiting discharge (in transition).

The team offers mental health assessment by a specialist veterans mental health practitioner who is either a member of the Armed Forces community themselves or is sensitive to military culture and has good local knowledge.

Op COURAGE offer a range of specialist support and treatment for members of the Armed Forces community, which includes:

• helping to recognise and treat early signs of mental health problems, as well as more advanced mental health conditions and psychological trauma
• providing support and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use
• liaising with charities and local organisations to support wider health and wellbeing, such as help with housing, relationships, finances and employment
• referring to other NHS services, where needed
• recognising that family may also need help and care and supporting them to access this

Veterans can self-refer, or be referred by a family member, a third sector organisation or their GP.

If a veteran makes a self-referral they will then be able to speak with a staff member who will do an assessment, and will decide which team is best for the veteran to speak to. This will either be the Core team who will look after them for a longer period of time, and is for veterans that have Military attributed trauma, or to our Enhanced team if they are in crisis -, this does not have to be because of any military trauma.

To make a referral or self-refer, call 0300 373 33 32 or email OpCourageNORTH@cntw.nhs.uk.

Find out more on the Op COURAGE website

Op COMMUNITY is an easily accessible point of contact with a dedicated email and phone number to support the Armed Forces community as a whole. This includes Serving (Regulars and Reservists) and Ex-Service Personnel, immediate family members and carers of those from within His Majesty’s Armed Forces.

We will be able to assist directly with your query and can provide advice, guidance and support on a range of issues. Ensuring that the Armed Forces Covenant and the Armed Forces Act 2021 are applied where appropriate.

What can Op COMMUNITY help me with?

• Liaise with other organisations on your behalf facilitating safe and expedient transfers of and continuity of care and support for those transferring into the area
• Supporting Reservists and their families in seeking assistance
• Continuation of treatment and/or maintaining your place on a NHS waiting list
• Providing advice, guidance and support on how to use the NHS
• Advise on Veteran Friendly GP Practices within the local area
• Social Prescribing support
• Direct your query to a Service Champion within an organisation
• Link with other Armed Forces specific services e.g. Op RESTORE: Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Network, Op COURAGE: Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service.

If Op COMMUNITY is unable to help directly, we will try and signpost or refer you to the appropriate service.

This service is available from 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday. All contacts will be responded to within 48 working hours.

To make a referral or self-refer, call 0300 373 33 32 or email afn.admin@nhs.net.

CALM is leading a movement against suicide. It runs a free and confidential helpline and webchat, 7 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone who needs to talk.

Find out more on the CALM website or call their helpline on 0800 58 58 58.

CALM also support those bereaved by suicide through their Support After Suicide Partnership.

Find more information on the Support after Suicide Partnership website.

Combat Stress support veterans to deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. They offer a range of treatment services in the community, at their specialist centres, on the phone and online, and they develop a personalised programme for each veteran's individual needs.

Find out more on the Combat Stress website, or call their helpline on 0800 138 1619.

This online mental fitness tool is designed to help the defence community (including serving personnel, veterans, civilian staff or those in uniform) to take a more proactive approach to their mental health and mental fitness.

Access support on the HeadFIT website.

Healthy Minds is a campaign co-produced by people with lived experience of mental ill health, which aims to:

• encourage people to look after their mental health and seek support when needed
• raise awareness of the range of support on offer
• encourage people to look out for others and recognise when someone might need support.

It also includes a tool to help you check your mental health against a 'health scale', followed by details of where to access support if needed.

Find out more on the Healthy Minds website.

Help for Heroes' Hidden Wounds service provides free and confidential support to veterans and their families and the families of those still serving.

The service can support you if you are:

• a wounded, injured and sick veteran
• a family member of a veteran or someone who is currently serving who is wounded, injured and sick

It can also help is you are living with mental health and emotional difficulties such as anxiety, anger, low mood and alcohol use and common mental health problems that are adversely affecting your quality of life.

Find more information on the Help for Heroes website.

Hub of Hope focuses on mental health and uses location software to provide details of local services around mental health.

Find more information on the Hub of Hope website.

For those needing help immediately, it signposts to the Samaritans. Text HOPE to 85258 to access help 24/7 in a crisis.

Hull and East Yorkshire Mind is an independent charity and housing association, who work with partners to intervene as early as possible, providing advice and support to empower and give hope to anyone experiencing a mental health problem.

Find more information on the Hull and East Yorkshire Mind website, or call (01482) 240200.

The Recovery College is supported by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. It offers a range of free or low-cost courses to support individuals to recognise their own resourcefulness, talents and abilities, and provide useful tools enabling them to become experts in their own self-care.

Anyone over the age of 16 can enrol.

Find out more on the Humber Recovery and Wellbeing website, or call (01482) 389124.

The Samaritans can help anyone who is having a difficult time and struggling to cope, or who is worried about someone else.

Find out more on the Samaritans website, call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org.

Togetherall is an online mental health support service. It's free for all serving personnel, veterans and family members.

Register and access support on the Togetherall website.

An overview of the NHS services available for veterans with physical injuries is available on the NHS website.

Op RESTORE: The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service is the new name for the Veterans Trauma Network.

Op RESTORE can support you by:

• Providing personalised treatment within the NHS
• Treating you through military and civilian clinicians who understand the military Environment and specialise in the type of physical health problems you have
• Helping families and carers of veterans with physical health problems access appropriate support services
• Working closely with many organisations, including GP surgeries, specialist NHS services, and military and non-military charities
• If you have a physical health problem of any type or severity
• If your physical health problem is a result of your time in service
• If you live and are registered with a GP practice in England
• No matter when your physical health problem first appeared
• No matter when you left the armed forces.

Accessing Op RESTORE:

A GP can refer you to Op RESTORE by emailing imperial.oprestore@nhs.net.

You can be referred even if you were not medically discharged.

Blesma is an Armed Forces charity dedicated to assisting serving personnel and veterans who have suffered life-changing limb loss or use of a limb, an eye or sight. It provides financial and emotional support to individuals and their families.

Find out more on the Blesma website, or call 020 8590 1124.

Blind Veterans UK helps veterans rebuild their lives after sight loss. They offer rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support.

Find more information on the Blind Veterans UK website, or call 0800 389 7979.

Help for Heroes provides a range of support and services for wounded, injured and sick service personnel (regular and reserves) and veterans who have suffered illness or injuries in serving the nation.

They provide physical, psychological, financial and welfare support for as long as they need it, and also support their families.

Find more information on the Help for Heroes website or call 07808 789492.

If you have served in the UK Armed Forces and now have hearing loss, tinnitus or both, you may be able to apply for support from the Veterans Hearing Foundation.

Find more information on the Veterans Hearing Foundation website or call 01455 248900.

Find out what council services are available to people with disabilities.

A Blue Badge is a parking permit that allows people with severe mobility problems, (caused by visible and non-visible disabilities), access to goods and services by allowing them to park close to their destination. The badge holder can use the permit whenever they travel as a driver or passenger.

Find more information about Blue Badges.

Apply for a Blue Badge.

If you are a disabled person there may be physical barriers that make it difficult for you to carry out ordinary day-to-day activities in your home. If you or someone you live with has a disability, you may be eligible for a grant to pay for adaptations to your home.

A disabled facilities grant is a means-tested council grant of up to £30,000 to assist with the costs incurred in adapting your home to allow access to normal household facilities. If the adaptation is for a child (under 19) you will not have to contribute to the cost.

This grant is available to owner-occupiers, private and housing association tenants (with the landlord's permission) and council tenants who have had the work refused by housing services.

Find out more about the disabled facilities grant, including how to apply.

There is a wide range of disability-related financial support, including benefits, tax credits, payments, grants and concessions.

Find out more on our money advice webpage.

NHS England and NHS Improvement, together with the Ministry of Defence have set out a new personalised care approach for those veterans who have a long term physical, mental or neurological health condition or disability.

Organisations are encouraged to work together with the veteran to plan and deliver coordinated and personalised care. As part of this, veterans may be eligible for a personal budget to pay for some of the care and support they need.

Find more information on the NHS website or speak to your GP.

This independent charity provides help and support to the Armed Forces community and other frontline staff whenever they are receiving medical treatment.

Their welfare officers offer comprehensive and confidential medical welfare support to patients and their immediate family as well as to their primary care givers and healthcare professionals. They currently support serving personnel, reservists, veterans and their family members and carers.

Find more information on the DMWS website or call their helpline on 0800 999 3697.

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB is a statutory organisation accountable for NHS spend and performance for 1.7million people. The ICB is a core member of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, alongside NHS providers, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.

The Health and Care Partnership is one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) which cover England to meet health and care needs across an area, coordinate services and plan in a way that improves population health and reduces inequalities between different groups. The Partnership was first established in early 2016 and since then partners have working together to look for ways to join up health and care services and to make them work better for our local people.

Find out more on the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) website.

The East Riding Health and Wellbeing website is a directory of local health services and social groups. It has information on self-care and where to get help, from quitting smoking to mental health, and parent support to being less lonely.

East Riding Leisure offers a combination of fitness facilities, HealthiER services and expert staff that can assist you with achieving a healthy lifestyle. Their aim is to improve your life for the long-term by helping you to actively take control of your health.

Find information on the East Riding Leisure website. Select the leisure centre nearest to you to access the HealthiER page.

East Riding Leisure offer discounted membership to serving personnel, veterans and reservists.

Those who qualify can enjoy almost 20% off a Premier Membership price, meaning they can access all ten East Riding Leisure centres, classes, pools, gyms, sports hall and more, for just £27 per month.

Veterans are asked to provide either of the following as proof of eligibility:

• Service card
• Pension slips
• MoD communications
• Veteran's railcard.

In addition to this, those who qualify can also add family members to the scheme for the same price (Terms and Conditions apply).

To find out more about this membership, visit your local East Riding Leisure centre or visit East Riding Leisure - Group memberships.

Alternatively, email leisure@eastriding.gov.uk for more details.

Social prescribing is about linking residents with local community groups and services that offer support and advice to them, improving self-care and tackling the social causes of ill health and wellbeing. Link workers are based in all East Riding GPs and offer social prescribing to local residents.

They can support you to improve self-care with a range of issues such as:

• long term conditions/illnesses
• smoking
• drug and alcohol awareness
• weight management
• social isolation
• emotional wellbeing
• carer support
• welfare support
• sexual health and relationships.

To contact a local link worker or make an appointment call in to your GP, call free on 0800 917 7752 or email hnf-tr.socialprescribing@nhs.net.

Further information is available on the East Riding Health and Wellbeing website.

This information pack is a handy guide to services and support available for veterans in Beverley such as looking for a local pharmacy, finding a support group, getting active or just hints and tips.

Beverley veterans information pack (pdf 9.9mb)

This information pack is a handy guide to services and support available for veterans in Bridlington, such as looking for a local pharmacy, finding a support group, getting active or just hints and tips.

Bridlington veterans information pack (pdf 10mb)

This a UK-wide self-help support network for the adult family members of physically or emotionally-injured service personnel and veterans.

Find out more on the Ripple Pond website or call 0333 900 1028.