To contact the Armed Forces Support Team
Email:
If you need immediate help in an emergency:
Call 999 or go to your local A&E department.
If you are in a crisis and need to speak to someone:
Call NHS 111 (for when you need help but are not in immediate danger)
Contact your GP and ask for an emergency appointment
Call the Samaritans on: 116123. Someone is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress, despair or suicidal thoughts.
For more information about Mental Health Awareness and Emotional Support visit our website.
Other local and national services that offer support:
- Buddy Buddy is a group set up by Chesterfield FC Community Trust designed to support veterans in Chesterfield and the surrounding areas by offering a safe place to meet for friendship, comradery and support. The group meet every last Thursday of the month from 6pm to 8pm and includes a guest speaker and a buffet. For more information call Oli Barnes on 01246 925115.
- Combat Stress offers specialist treatment and support with mental health issues for support for veterans from every service and conflict. Help is available 24/7. Helpline: 0800 1381619 / Text: 07537173683 / EMAIL:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service offer support people who are having difficulties with their mental health across the whole spectrum of mental illnesses. They do this by offering targeted goal-focused support, developing peer support and volunteer opportunities across Derbyshire, and also peer support groups where there is a need. For more information visit the website, call 01773 734989 or email
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . - Head Up A mental health charity for the military community. A new UK Armed Forces charity set up by veterans, to promote mental health awareness for UK Armed Forces, and help Forces personnel build a positive mindset and improve their mental resilience. They currently provide; one-to-one help, wellness days, mini retreats and wellness presentations. Head Up’s vision is to stem the increasing number of suicides within the military community by empowering people to turn things around before their issues have the chance to become life-threatening. The mission is to raise enough money to develop a holistic and positive 7-day retreat in 2024. This retreat will be there for all those who have served, and are still serving, in any service of the UK military including Reservists, who wish to improve their mindset and outlook. It will be a non-militarised, luxury, eco-friendly location with comfortable accommodation, and many other restorative facilities. For more information or to contact Head Up visit the Head Up website or email
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Mental Health Motorbike is a national charity to create meaningful opportunities for the greater wellbeing of the motorbike community. The ultimate aim is to reduce suicide amongst bikers in the UK. They are building a free, dedicated network of trained Mental Health First Aiders who can support other bikers across the UK.
- PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people under the age of 35. We believe that no young person should have to struggle alone with thoughts of suicide. For confidential suicide prevention advice contact HOPELINEUK on: 08000 684141. Open 9am–midnight every day.
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust offer services to support mental health and emotional wellbeing. Including: Hospital services; Rehabilitation services; Community mental health teams (CMHT); Specialist day services; Crisis services; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; Perinatal (mother and baby) services; Criminal justice and forensic services; Dementia services; Talking therapies; Eating disorders service; CAMHS - young people's mental health services; Early intervention in psychosis. The services also include:
- The Derbyshire Mental Health Helpline and Support Service is a free-phone service available to everyone living in Derbyshire. It’s open 24/7. Tel: 0800 028 0077 if the helpline team feel you would benefit from some face-to-face support, you may be invited to our ‘safe haven’. Here you can continue to discuss your problems in a calm, welcoming environment with people who understand what you're going through.
- Mentell provides a free service available on-line or off-line to create ‘circles’ for men aged 18+ to talk (or just listen) in a safe and confidential space, free from advice and judgement.
- Mind Derbyshire provide general mental health information, including a range of advocacy and community mental wellbeing services designed to support people with mental health problems. For more information call the national Mind Infoline on 0300 123 3393.
- Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forces veterans and their families. You can contact the service in many ways, including directly getting in touch yourself, or through a family member or friend, asking a GP or other healthcare representative to refer you or asking a charity to refer you. Contact details for The Midlands area: Call 0300 323 0137 or email
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . - Derbyshire Recovery Partnership: A programme to help address substance misuse, with a range of activities including One to Ones, Peer Support Groups, Breakfast Clubs, Sporting Activities, Thinking Skills Workshops, Art Groups, Recovery Through Nature etc. Call 01246206514.