We are a charity & social enterprise. Our aim – wellbeing for all. We deliver mental health, learning disability, autism, addiction services across Ireland. We are also the leading Charity for delivering mental Health interventions to Veterans.

A charity for wounded veterans, run by wounded veterans. From amputees to PTSD and everything in between. We know from experience that people can be wounded on the outside and many of us on the inside too. We recognise that in an ever changing world, terrorism has brought our home services – Ambulance, Fire, Police and Coastguard onto the frontline, we welcome all services not only Military. The main scope of the charity is to help individuals come to terms with injuries and disabilities such as amputees, those with limited vision, partial paralysis, PTSD through outdoor activities. Our main aim is to support disabled veterans on their road to recovery by creating events that will help to encourage them to become involved and help them to grow confidence whilst becoming comfortable with their disabilities. We hope to create events which encourage others to get involved also, generating an enjoyable experience that will inspire all that attend.

Lifeline is the Northern Ireland crisis response helpline service for people who are experiencing distress or despair. No matter what your age or where you live in Northern Ireland, if you are or someone you know is in distress or despair, Lifeline is here to help.   People living in Northern Ireland can call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000. Deaf and hard of hearing Textphone users can call Lifeline on 18001 0808 808 8000. Calls to Lifeline are free to people living in Northern Ireland who are calling from UK landlines and mobiles.   Lifeline counsellors are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to listen and help, in confidence. Lifeline counsellors are experienced in working with trauma, suicide, self-harm, abuse, depression and anxiety. You will receive immediate help on the phone. Should you need further support we can provide a face-to-face counselling appointment in your local area within seven days. Lifeline also provides support and guidance to families and carers, concerned friends, professionals, teachers, youth workers, clergy and communities. Remember, Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Just call. The Lifeline helpline is funded by the Department of Health.

MAPS of West Tyrone is an award-winning representative group looking after the needs of ex-members of the Military, Police and Prison Service. We offer a confidential, low-level approach, using the professionalism of our trusted partners to ensure we deliver effective support to ex-members and their partners. We act on behalf of a mainly forgotten population in one of the most socially deprived areas of Northern Ireland. We acknowledge that there are many more who served and have still require support.

The Not Forgotten Association Northern Ireland acts for the benefit of disabled ex-servicemen and women and our armed forces community. We provide outings, entertainment and respite breaks to veterans and their families. Our objective is to act generally for the benefit of service and ex-service personnel with disabilities or who are wounded, including the organisation or provision of items or facilities for leisure and recreational activities.

A new and exciting project has been launched thanks to the funding of The Armed Forces Covenant Fund. This new Northern Ireland specific service will offer Alternative therapies along side traditional therapies. It is aimed at Veterans’ Families and Carers with all veterans eligible for assistance. Included in the range of therapies is Horticultural Therapy, Equine Therapy, Music Therapy and a range of psyco-educational courses. for more information download our brochure here

The RFEA is a military charity which assists men and women of all ranks leaving the Armed Forces to find and remain in employment. The RFEA is the employment arm of the MOD’s successful Career Transition Partnership (CTP). CTP support is provided to Service Leavers from two years prior to discharge, and up to two years after. To be eligible for this, individuals must have served a minimum of 4 years. Beyond the two year point after discharge, as a registered charity, the RFEA is then also available to assist Veterans with employment support for the rest of their working lives. The make-up of the RFEA’s employment arm is as follows: 1. Key Accounts Team. They engage with national employers and promote the benefits of employing Service Leavers and Veterans. 2. Regional Employment Consultants. Through the RFEA’s UK wide network of 24 employment consultants (including one based in Northern Ireland), they also provide employment support within the regions where Service Leavers settle. 3. Central Employment Team. They provide administrative support and a telephone help desk for Service Leavers and Veterans. The RFEA Early Service Leaver Service of Care Programme The RFEA, in their charitable role, also offers a Service of Care programme for Early Service Leavers (ESLs), specially designed to help them find employment (Early Service Leavers are those who have served less than four years and are not entitled to the full resettlement package). This service is delivered by a team of Specialist Employment Consultants based throughout the UK (support is also available in Northern Ireland). It is a needs based service focussed on job finding, career advice and CV writing. The Specialist Employment Consultants can also refer individuals to other charitable organisations depending on their specific needs. Wounded, Injured and Sick Specialist Employment Consultants The RFEA employs an 18 strong team of Wounded, Injured and Sick Specialist Employment Consultants throughout the UK (including Northern Ireland), who can provide direct one-on-one employment support to those Service Personnel who, due to the nature of their injuries, face the most significant barriers to employment. Tel: 028 9445 6220

SSAFA is a national charity operated on a regional basis. All our Branch members are highly trained volunteers, giving their time freely. SSAFA helps serving and ex-service men or women and their wives, husbands, partners and dependant family members, who need friendship, advice or assistance, from the day their service starts and for the rest of their lives. This help continues for widows and widowers, after divorce, and for people separated from established partnerships and for dependant children. We do not sit in judgement, we simply help people to sort out problems – with their agreement and as fast as possible. We are available, at the end of the telephone, by email or by letter, to do everything possible to relieve distress or to solve a problem. We will discuss the matter with you and agree the action to be taken. You can come to us with any problem or request – we don’t limit the type of problem or the type of help that might be possible. And we will see it through with you to the end – we won’t abandon you during the process.

The Ely Centre is a Registered Charity specialising in the provision of multi-disciplinary support services for civilians, security force personnel and their families, who have experienced bereavement and injury as a result of the “Troubles”. The Ely Centre is committed to serving innocent victims and survivors, ex service personnel, their families and carers by providing evidenced based outcome focused treatments, prevention and support services that address issues of declining psychological, physical health, social and financial difficulties arising as a result of terrorism. The Organisation formed by relatives of the bereaved and injured of 1987 Enniskillen Poppy Day Bomb  which claimed the lives of 12 innocent civilians and injured scores more, has over the last three decades developed into a proven centre of excellence in providing care and support for victims of terrorism and their families.

The Legion is there for all members of the UK Armed Forces community, not just serving members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, but also ex-Service men and women (veterans), their carers and families. Millions of people in the UK and overseas are eligible to call on the Legion for help and half of those helped by the Legion are below retirement age. We provide practical care, advice and support to the Armed Forces family all year round. Welfare is at the heart of everything we do. Our Pop-In Advice & Information centre is situated at 51-53 Fountain Street, in Belfast City centre (directions here). Open from Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm, the Pop-In provides a welcoming modern facility where staff and volunteers are available to meet with callers. The Area Office for Ireland (covering NI and the Republic) is at the same address in Belfast. We currently operate an Outreach service in Omagh, Portrush, Limavady and Newtownards. Details of your nearest outreach facility and the operating times of these services is available here. Our secondary office in Dublin is at The Capel Building, Mary’s Abbey, Dublin 7. Our Contact Centre operates seven days a week, from 08:00am to 08:00pm. The UK Freephone number for the Contact Centre is 0808 802 8080. For callers from the Republic of Ireland, the Freephone number is 1800 992 294. For more information, visit our website www.britishlegion.org.uk. Our website offers a live web chat facility and access to our extensive Knowledge Base. Why not ‘pop in’ and see us: