Links to other resources

Helplines open: Wednesdays 7pm- 9pm Sundays 9am-7pm (answer phone at all other times). Support group for gay, lesbian & bi-sexual Armed Forces personnel past & present.

Lines open: Sunday only 5pm-7pm Information and counselling for ex-members of the armed forces and their families.

Ex-services organisation specialising in the care of men & women, of all ranks, discharged from the Armed Forces & Merchant Navy, who suffer from injury of the mind.

Tel: Sue - 07921 862397 Elaine - 07749 252912 / 01562 830013 North East - Elsie: 07504 358811 South West - Ian 01395 270707 or 07891 333025 Offers support, information and guidance for anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one while serving with the UK armed forces. Also help and support for injured and traumatised service men and women and their families.

Website for ex-servicemen and women who think they are suffering from P.T.S.D.

Online Information and support for anyone in the RAF community.

Help for anyone who has experienced trauma or negative experiences and is displaying the symptoms of PTSD whether they have or have not been diagnosed by the medical system.

Legion line open: Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm Works to safeguard the welfare, interests and memory of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces.

From Cyprus: 800 91065 From the Falkland Islands # 6111 From Germany: 0800 182 7395 From anywhere in the world (Call-back) +44 (0)1980 630854 Lines open: 365 days a year 10.30am-10.30pm Help and advice for servicemen and ex-servicemen and their families. Has branches throughout the U.K and abroad. Service Personnel who are absent without leave (AWOL) can now speak in complete confidence to the SAFFA AWOL Support Line Worker. Tel: 01380 738137. Lines open Monday to Friday 9am-10am (answering machine for call back outside these times) The e-mail facility is a companion service to the Confidential Support Line and operates on exactly the same basis. Will respond quickly and aims to provide a full reply within 24 hours.

BT Mobile, Orange, Virgin or 3 mobile customers will not be charged for the call by their provider. Textphone (UK only): 0800 169 3458 Oversees: +44 1253 866043 Lines open: Monday to Thursday 8.15am-5.15pm/ Friday 8.15-4.30pm Offers advice, guidance and practical help to War Disablement Pensioners and War Widows/Widowers.

The organisation seeks to improve the conditions of War Widows and their dependants; including those who have suffered bereavement as a result of World War 2 and all conflicts since. It also represents those who have suffered the loss of their partner in peacetime when the death was attributable to their service life.