Veterans’ Mental Health Support Group

cavamh, 84 Glebe Street, Penarth, Cardiff, CF64 1EF
Tel: 029 2022 2000

Email: [email protected]

The Veterans’ Mental Health Support Group was founded to give special consideration to the welfare of veterans. Veterans are defined as those who have undertaken at least one days paid service in the Armed Forces of this country, or Merchant Navy personnel who have served in a theatre of war. Veterans will include those who served in the Second World War, did National Service as well as those who have served more recently.

The group has been formed to:-

• Act as a means of communication between the veteran and those planning and delivering mental health and welfare services
• Provide a source of information about mental health services in the South Wales Area
• Represent veterans’ concerns at service provider planning meetings, especially at local authority and University Health Board levels

While the Support Group can be contacted at Nexus’ office at cavamh, it works in liaison with:-

• Vale of Glamorgan Council and Cardiff City Council through the Armed Forces Covenant
• All Wales Veterans Welfare Service
• The Armed Forces Forum
• Serving members of the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force
• Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Wales
• Cardiff and Vale University Hospital Board
• Woody’s Lodge based in HMS CAMBRIA, Hayes Point, Sully CF64 5XU
• Veterans NHS Wales
• Combat Stress
• Vale 50+ Group