As the country celebrates Armed Forces Day, the Prime Minister has today visited troops serving on the front-line in Helmand and announced almost £3.8 million of funding for charities that support military families and programmes providing mental health support for veterans.
Almost £2.5 million has been awarded to programmes supporting treatment and awareness of mental health issues for veterans.
Commenting on the support for mental health projects, the Prime Minister said:
“These charities are doing important and innovative work to help veterans who are battling mental health problems. We owe these men and women a great debt of gratitude and this is exactly the kind of help we should give to those who have given so much for our country.”
An additional £1.1 million will go to projects that help armed forces families. For example, the University of Wolverhampton has been awarded £205,000 to launch a programme specifically geared towards helping families of serving Armed Forces personnel, reservists and veterans to launch their own businesses, in collaboration with Black Country Chamber of Commerce and the Army’s HIVE information service.
Read more at the Ministry of Defence Oracle.
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