Financial Support
Mental health problems are common and can affect anyone, including ex-forces personnel, veterans, serving personnel, reservists and their families. It is important to get help and support if you or someone you know has mental health problems.
There are a number of local and national services available to support you and your family:
SSAFA provide a range of specialist services and offer practical, financial and emotional support.
Call SSAFA on 01964 552837 (Option 3) or the SSAFA Forcesline on 07749476055. Join the SSAFA group on Facebook here, email the team on eyorks.branch@ssafa.org.uk and visit the website here.
Formally the Veterans Community Hub, the team are based at The Octagon, Walker St, HU3 2RA. The Armed Forces Community Hub can offer a range of support to serving, and ex-forces personnel, their families and carers, including housing, social isolation, welfare, finances, employment, education and training. Call the hub coordinator, Joanne Atkinson, on 07712321429. Visit their Facebook page here and read more about the service here.
Details of support and services available to the Armed Forces community and their families living in the East Riding of Yorkshire, including information on community and relationships, families, children and young people, health and wellbeing, employment and education, housing and money advice is available here.