WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED - HEAD START

Head Start provides 1-2-1 private therapy for ex-service personnel with mild to moderate mental health difficulties such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and adjustment disorder.

Therapy is provided via face-to-face and digital sessions. Evidence-based talking therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) are delivered by accredited private therapists within the ex-service personnel’s local community.

The NHS is central to ex-service personnel receiving support for their mental health and Head Start are referral partners with the NHS specific veteran teams, therefore these teams should be contacted in the first instance. Click here to view a list of NHS teams that specifically support ex-service personnel. However, where the NHS has been accessed and treatment is unavailable or there are long waiting times, Head Start can offer its private therapy support.

All referrals to Head Start are to be received from healthcare professionals, including those in other military charities and MoD department of community mental health (DCMH) teams, and NHS teams.

Click here to download the Head Start leaflet.