Greenwich Hospital Awards Grant to PTSD Resolution to Treat Royal Navy and Royal Marines Veterans

PTSD Resolution, a leading veterans' mental health charity, has been awarded a grant of almost £20,000 from Greenwich Hospital to fund a year of mental health treatment for 22 Royal Navy and Royal Marines veterans, reservists and their families. The programme covers the complete clinical pathway from registration through to a 12-month follow-up assessment.

PTSD Resolution provides free, prompt and confidential mental health treatment for Armed Forces veterans, reservists and their families. Therapy is delivered one-to-one through a UK network of 200 Human Givens Institute (HGI) therapists, in person and online. The charity was founded in 2009 and is accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists to the Quality Network for Veterans Mental Health Services (QNVMHS).

Last year, the charity treated 633 clients, an increase of 63% on the previous year, and has treated over 5,000 clients to date, with 11% from the Royal Navy or Royal Marines community. The charity's real-world evidence shows that 82% of clients who start therapy complete treatment and 66% of those presenting with PTSD achieve clinical recovery. This combination of high engagement and strong clinical outcomes means PTSD Resolution delivers a significant number of recoveries each year while helping clients rebuild their lives, relationships and wellbeing.

Greenwich Hospital is the single largest funder of support to the Royal Navy. As a Crown Body, it awards grants to organisations that deliver measurable benefits to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary community.

Deirdre Mills, Director of Greenwich Hospital, said, “Supporting the health and wellbeing of Royal Navy personnel, past and present, lies at the heart of Greenwich Hospital's mission. Through this funding award, we are helping to ensure that veterans battling mental ill-health can access timely and effective care when they need it most. We look forward to seeing the positive difference this partnership will make for those receiving vital care, and for the families who stand beside them."

Charles Highett, CEO of PTSD Resolution, said: "We are genuinely grateful for the trust Greenwich Hospital has placed in us through this award. Last year PTSD Resolution treated 82 Royal Navy and Royal Marines clients, an increase of 80% on the previous year. With demand continuing to grow, this grant will fund treatment for 22 veterans, reservists and family members, enabling them to access prompt support and recover from PTSD and other trauma-related conditions.

"The award is significant because it is the first grant Greenwich Hospital has made to PTSD Resolution. We look forward to building a long-term partnership that helps more members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines community rebuild their lives and fulfil their potential."

A former Royal Marines Colour Sergeant who served for 22 years, completing operational tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, described his experience:

"The treatment was great and I really felt at ease with the therapist. I'm in a good place now, although I still get some thoughts of the past, but I feel I can deal with them. Don't think it's weak or unmanly to get help. Don't bottle things up. I did that for years. The minute I approached PTSD Resolution I felt at ease. I should have done it years ago."

C.R., former Royal Marines Colour Sergeant

A Royal Navy veteran who served from 1977 to 2004, including in the Falklands on 21 May 1982, described having suppressed his symptoms for decades before a workmate pointed him towards PTSD Resolution. Within five minutes of making contact online, he received a callback. Within 72 hours he was speaking with a therapist.

For confidential help, call 0300 302 0551 or visit www.PTSDresolution.org

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Editors notes

PTSD Resolution: Free, Prompt, Confidential and Effective treatment for Military Post-Traumatic Stress

PTSD Resolution, Charity No. 1202649, provides therapy for the mental welfare of Forces’ Veterans, Reservists and their families. Treatment is free, effective and delivered promptly and locally through a network of 200 therapists nationwide, and also by phone and internet. The charity can also work with organisations to help the mental welfare of their non-veteran staff, by arrangement.

Founded in 2009, the charity is accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists to the Quality Network for Veterans Mental Health Services (QNVMHS). It has had over 3,500 referrals to date, and delivers therapy in an average of seven sessions, with major number of cases seeing an improvement to where the client and therapist agree that no further therapy is required.

The charity is one of the only organisations to provide therapy to veterans suffering with addiction issues or who are in prison - as well as to family members, including partners and children, who may experience the symptoms of trauma from living with a traumatised veteran.

PTSD Resolution has a uniquely ‘lean’ operation, with no salaried staff or assets - funds are used to deliver therapy and for essential research and public information.

Contact www.PTSDresolution.org