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Op Courage: Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing service – CNTW083

Op COURAGE is a NHS mental health specialist service available across England. Since 2017, it has helped nearly 30,000 people. It is the overarching name for three services:

Transition, Intervention and Liaison (TILS)
Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Service (CTS)
Veterans’ Mental Health High Intensity Service (HIS)

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is the lead provider of Op COURAGE for the North of England. We will work in partnership with Pennine Care NHS FT, Leeds and York Partnership NHS FT, Humber Teaching NHS FT, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT, Walking With The Wounded, and Combat Stress.

What services does Op Courage offer?

Op COURAGE offers a range of specialist support and treatment for members of the armed forces community, which includes:

helping to recognise and treat early signs of mental health problems, as well as more advanced mental health conditions and psychological trauma
providing support and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use
liaising with charities and local organisations to support wider health and wellbeing, such as help with housing, relationships, finances and employment
referring to other NHS services, where needed
recognising that family may also need help and care and supporting them to access this.

How to refer?

Op COURAGE provides an improved and enhanced mental health service for veterans. All veterans living in the North of England will be able to access Op COURAGE through a single phone point of contact.

Tel: 0300 373 33 32

Email: OpCourageNORTH@cntw.nhs.uk

The service will be available 8am – 8pm, 7 days a week

Veterans can self-refer, or be referred by a family member, a third sector organisation or their GP.

If you live somewhere else in England, find out how you can access Op COURAGE on the NHS website.

Or you can download this poster with a map showing how to reach your local Op COURAGE service.

Links to useful websites

A range of self help guides and useful information is also available in the Patient Information section of the Trust’s website.