Combat Stress

“PTSD is part of every soldiers life”
The reason Sammy and Chris are smashing out the miles in support of us 👏🙏
25th-26th August 2018 Ultra Ultra Marathon: 100km from Eastbourne to Arundel, 2165m Ascent in 24 Hours. Done ✅
... 1st Sept THNN City to Sea Ultra Marathon: 55km from Exeter to Babacombe, Torquay, 10 hours.
30th September, Great North Run; Glasgow Half Marathon.
And to top it off they’re doing it in Uniform, boots and Bergan.
Good luck Sammy and Chris- we appreciate your support so much!
Please support if you can guys, https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ch risandsammy
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Last month we spent over 300 hours talking with veterans struggling with their mental health through our helpline.
We want to encourage anyone who is or knows a veteran struggling to please tell them about us. We know it's hard to reach out, but we're here to support you.

Amazing to hear the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend 100 Days to Peace this September. Hosted by Royal Armouries, the concert at Central Hall Westminster Official will mark the centenary of the end of WW1.
We're honoured to be a beneficiary alongside Help for Heroes Official and Heads Together.

We've received over £5,000 in donations through Amazon Smile since April- this is amazing! Thank you!
It doesn't take long to sign up, visit smile.amazon.co.uk, select us from the list and simply carry on shopping. Please spread the word, we appreciate your support.

If you're in/around Waitrose in Leatherhead please be kind enough to drop your green token in our box. We're pleased to be part of the Community Matters campaign for August!
Your generosity ensures we can continue to support veterans 24/7 with their mental health.

Our CEO Sue Freeth is on STV tonight at 6pm talking about the mental health support available to veterans in Scotland. Tune in.

We've received an amazing £5,330.98 since April through Amazon Smile
Thank you so much to everyone who donated, your generosity means we can continue to support veterans with their mental health.
Please spread the word guys, visit smile.amazon.co.uk and select us.

Our CEO Sue Freeth is on BBC South tonight at 6.30pm calling for coroners to record veteran suicides. Tune in.

Join us at this fab event guys, we're excited to be apart of it. 👇

Well done to veteran Scott and his colleague David for doing the gruelling Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Walk- a 60 mile walk last month.
Thanks to all their supporters who helped along the way and Scott’s mum for baking cakes for the finish! They have raised over £1,000 for us!

We’d like to encourage veterans whom we are supporting to join us on Remembrance Day.
We have 6 places remaining for the Cenotaph March Past on Remembrance Sunday 2018. please email janet.figg@combatstress.org.uk before 3pm on the 15th August if you’re interested.

Join us for our annual Christmas Carol service at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Tickets on sale now.

“PTSD is like being in a dark pit – one that has no light or escape" Dave, Royal Navy veteran.
Thank you to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity for their generous grant of £90,000. This will help fund core treatment we provide to Royal Navy & Royal Marines veterans like Dave. bit.ly/CsRNgrant

We're so grateful to Steven Brown Art for supporting us, by both visiting the veterans at Hollybush House and through his new collection. bit.ly/CsSBArt

Lloyd's Patriotic Fund has generously donated £31,300 to fund training and equipment for our new sensory programme.
It means our occupational therapists in our treatment centres and community teams will be able to help 1,500 veterans over the next year develop coping strategies and improve their mental health. Find out more about this programme here bit.ly/CsLPF.

If you live in/around Ayr come and join us! 👇

Thanks so much to a team of BAE Systems employees for swapping their desks for collection buckets and raising a whopping £5,273.64 in support of us- that's over £10k with company matched funding.

We'd like to share our research findings with you on 'Skype-based tele-therapy for veterans with PTSD'. Come and join us on 6 Sept.