Access to support services
Services delivered by Hampshire County Council and its partners
It is intended that the County Council’s support for the armed forces should be embedded in its mainstream services based on identified need. It is not about providing preferential services.
Priority treatment should only be given to veterans and reservists if they have a physical or mental condition. This must be a direct result of their military service, wherever possible.
- Children and families
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- Children and family services
- School admissions for Service Families
- Supporting children from Armed Forces families in schools
- Support for minority groups in school
- Service Pupil Premium - Schools can claim additional funding if service families tell schools their child / young person is from a service family
- Public Health Nursing Service
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Support for Armed Forces children, young people, and their families:
- Service leavers and working
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The Aldershot Enterprise Centre supports business start up for service leavers.
- Health and wellbeing
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Local authority public health services to support the public health needs of the Armed Forces community:
- Weight management service - Support for adults over the age of 18 who want to lose weight and have been identified as obese.
- Smoking cessation services - Support for smokers to quit.
- NHS Health Checks - Health assessments to check the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or type 2 diabetes.
- Sexual health services - Sexual health support, information and clinical care to anyone who needs it.
- Falls Prevention service – A range of services to reduce the risk of unsteadiness, falls and reduced balance especially among our veterans.
- Alcohol and drug services - Support for alcohol or drug problems.
- Hampshire Domestic Abuse partnership and North East Hampshire Domestic Abuse Forum – Help and support on domestic abuse.
- Mental health services – A range of resources to support veterans and armed forces mental health:
- Mental health wellbeing links with Armed Forces and Veterans and Crisis and Suicide Prevention,
- Hampshire Suicide Prevention Plan - Veterans are represented on the Suicide Prevention Forum.
- Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service links with Op COURAGE South East
- HIOW Military Mental Health Alliance
- NHS England commissioned Veterans Trauma Network (VTN)
Other sources and services of Support include:
- Health care advice leaflet
- Connect to Support – information, services and support
- Court Liaison and Diversion Services
- Further information and advice
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Contact us for advice and information, including on grants provided by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.
Kate Steels
Lead Armed Forces OfficerEmail: [email protected]