Office for Veterans’ Affairs Mental Health Support 2020-02-27
2020-02-27
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The Government is spending £10.2 million annually on veterans' mental health services through the transition intervention and liaison service and the complex treatment service.
What steps are being taken by the Office for Veterans' Affairs to ensure that veterans can access mental health support? How is the Government helping veterans to transition back into civilian life, and what new initiatives are in the pipeline?
Veterans' mental health care in this country is changing fundamentally. The Government is rolling out a comprehensive NHS treatment programme through the complex treatment service and the transition, intervention and liaison service. Space will be provided for third sector organisations to contribute, with a determination to have the world's best mental health care for veterans.
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