ABF The Soldier’s Charity awards Combat Stress a grant of £275,000
ABF The Soldier’s Charity has awarded Combat Stress a grant of £275,000 to help deliver their life-changing, and often life-saving, specialist mental health services to veterans in need.
Demand for our services is at an all-time high, with new referrals surging by 44% in the last three years, including 15% last year alone.
Last year, 12,500 veterans benefited from our help. Over 7,900 called our 24-hour helpline, over 3,000 accessed its online self-help resources, and around 1,300 directly received support from specialist staff.
Robert Marsh, Director of Fundraising at Combat Stress, said: “We’re extremely grateful to the ABF for continuing to support us, and the Army veterans we treat, with this generous grant. Their support is vital in allowing us to continue to provide our life-changing, and often life-saving, treatment to every veteran who needs it.”
Brigadier (Ret’d) Peter Monteith, Chief Operating Officer, Army Benevolent Fund, added: “We are always proud to support Combat Stress, the nation’s leaders on veterans’ mental health, and each year we fund its work helping former soldiers with psychological injuries sustained in battle and other mental health-related conditions.”