21/09/2024
๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐จ
Our company director, Owen, is embarking on a personal challenge to raise vital funds for ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, a charity supporting veterans' mental health. His mission is driven by alarming statistics and the need for more awareness and support for those who have served.
A study by ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, "Su***de after leaving the UK Armed Forces 1996-2018: a cohort study," reveals that ๐,๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ took their own lives between 1996 and 2018. More recently, the ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ reported that in ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ-๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐. These numbers are heart-breaking, and the need for action is clear.
Owenโs challenge begins on ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ, with ferry tickets already booked. His goal is to raise funds to ensure veterans get the mental health support they desperately need. Hereโs how your donations can help:
ยฃ๐๐ could fund a veteranโs call to Combat Stressโs ๐๐-๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐.
ยฃ๐๐ could allow a ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ to provide 1:1 support during treatment.
ยฃ๐๐ could fund a ๐:๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ.
ยฃ๐๐๐ could cover a ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ for a veteran.
ยฃ๐๐๐ could pay for ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ to have an appointment with a psychologist.
Any donation, no matter how small, makes a difference. Even ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ can help spread the word and potentially reach a veteran whoโs struggling.
You can donate to our challenge here: https://events.combatstress.org.uk/fundraisers/owenallsopp/berlin-in-10-
You can donate to Combat Stress more generally here:
https://donate.combatstress.org.uk/mydonation/~my-donation?_cv=1
For every ยฃ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐, Combat Stress allocates:
๐๐๐ฉ to treatment for veterans
๐๐๐ฉ to fundraising
๐๐ฉ to raising awareness and improving access.
If you or someone you know is struggling, our inbox, as well as Owenโs personal inbox, is ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง for a chat, or to help signpost you to the right support. ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฒ, and you don't have to go through it alone.
In addition, you can reach out to ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐/๐:
๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐: 0800 138 1619
๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ: 07537 173 683 (Standard charges may apply for texts, please check with your provider)
๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ: [email protected]
Other sources of help:
๐๐๐๐: 0300 102 1234 (mind.org.uk)
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ: Call ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ (24/7, 365 days a year)
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐: 0808 164 0123 (7pm-11pm daily)
๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐: A service for veterans struggling with mental health.
Let's get talking and show our veterans we've got their back.๐ฌ
