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Always by your side
Getting help
It takes strength
to ask for help
Health &
Wellbeing Team
We are passionate about
the support we provide
to the whole Corps Family.
Other Mental
Health support
Alcohol & Substance Misuse
AFCS & War Pensions
Whether you’re concerned
about yourself or a loved
one, these helplines and
support groups offer
expert advice.
Our AFCS and War Pensions team
provide free, confidential guidance,
advice and, if required, representation
at various stages of a claim including,
although not exclusively, at tribunals
in conjunction with these schemes.
Samaritans
Advice and support to those
battling the effects of alcohol
and substance misuse.
We offer a range of assistance
aimed at serving and former Royal
Marines and their dependants.
This includes mental health support,
respite breaks, grants to help with
financial difficulty and getting about
inside and outside the home. Our
small and experienced team — which
includes volunteers — provide support,
advice and guidance across six main
areas of delivery. We work closely
together and alongside other trusted
charities and organisations, including
the NHS, to ensure the best possible
outcomes for our beneficiaries.
Grants and Benevolence
The Grants and Benevolence team are
the initial point of contact for serving
and former Royal Marines (and their
dependant families), who are seeking
charitable assistance for a range of
financial and non-financial support.
Every day, Samaritans volunteers
respond to around 10,000 calls
for help. They are there, 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year, for anyone
who’s struggling to cope, who needs
someone to listen without judgement
or pressure.
Royal Marine Support
Volunteers
Our group of Royal Marine Support
Volunteers (RMSV) are trained volunteers
able to provide both practical help and
emotional support to the RM Veteran
community in a variety of ways, from a
vitally important regular friendly chat at
home, or on the telephone to ease social
isolation and build a sense of camaraderie
and belonging, to practical help with lifts
to hospital and medical appointments.
T: 116 123 (free)
E: jo@samaritans.org
(24hr response time)
Transition & Support
This proactive function offers support
to all vulnerable service leavers
including the wounded injured
and sick medical discharges, admin
discharges and others who have
left the Corps and require help.
NHS England
Op Courage is a NHS service that provides
specialist care for those Armed Forces Veterans
suffering from a mental health crisis.
W: nhs.uk/nhs-services/armed-forces-community
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland — Veterans First Point.
W: veteransfirstpoint.org.uk
E: V1P.Scotland@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Northern Ireland
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Seeking help should be considered
a strength rather than perceived as
a weakness. Our Veterans Referral
Programme provides bespoke treatment
for RM Veterans experiencing mental
health issues when these cannot be
addressed in a timely way by the NHS.
If you are in a life-threatening
situation call 999 or go to A&E.
Combat Stress
Combat Stress is the charity that
provides specialist treatment and
support for Veterans from every
service and conflict, focusing
on those with complex mental
health issues. Open 24/7.
Contact us
We’re here to support the
entire Royal Marines Family
— serving, retired and their
dependants. No matter what
stage of your career or life, you
can always turn to us for help.
Northern Ireland Veterans Support Office.
W: nivso.org.uk/contact
T: 07534 656823
NHS Wales
Veterans NHS Wales.
W: veteranswales.co.uk/contact
Serving Personnel & families:
T: 0800 3234444
Veterans & families:
T: 0800 1381619
E: rma-trmc.org/request-help
T: 0800 468 1664
(office hours are 08:30–16:00,
Monday to Friday)
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