Handy wallet cards promoting mental health awareness and wellbeing are now available to our units and stations.
The wallet cards feature a set of Five Signs, associated with mental health and is a simple self-check to help identify potential early signs of stress or poor mental health.
The Combat Stress 24-hour mental health helpline for Serving personnel and their families is provided on the reverse side. Please take a card and if you feel you need support or advice then call 0800 323 4444.
Further details of how to order the cards are available on the Defence Intranet (internal users).
Additional information:
The Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy aims to focus on the promotion of good mental fitness across the Whole Force and prevention of mental ill health. The strategy is available at the link below:
Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy
The Combat Stress 24-Hour Mental Health Helpline 0800 323 4444 for Serving Personnel and their families was launched by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson on 25 Feb 2018.
Combat Stress also operate a 24-Hour Mental Health Helpline for Veterans and their families on 0800 138 1619.