MODE Rehabilitation will acquire a new quality mark for their vital mental health treatment services to its veteran and family beneficiaries thanks to Veterans' Foundation funding.
Mental health struggles are increasingly common amongst our veterans in modern Britain, with 12.5% of UK Armed Forces personnel seen in military healthcare for a mental health-related reason in 2021/22*.
MODE have treated more than 250 veterans in the past year and their mental health services are being delivered to an average of 35 veterans every month, both remotely and from their Stockport offices.
A Veterans’ Foundation grant has subsidised membership fees for the charity to participate in the Contact Group and Royal College of Psychiatrists' new Quality Network for Veterans Mental Health Services (QNVMHS).
This network enables veterans' mental health charities to share knowledge, working towards accreditation and a recognised quality mark through self and peer reviews.
“Our participation in the QNVMHS has been hugely helpful and beneficial,” explained Susan McCormack, CEO and Founder of MODE Rehabilitation.
“Although it may have seemed daunting at first, especially for a small charity, it has been very informative and showed that our service was already meeting a good number of the quality standards, which was hugely encouraging.
I am overwhelmed with gratitude to the Veterans’ Foundation for their continued support, which highlights the significance of investing in smaller charities," added Susan.
Since the COVID pandemic, the organisation has offered mostly online services, although the numbers coming in for face-to-face services are now growing amongst the veteran community, many of whom required support during the Afghanistan withdrawal.
So with demand for services still on the rise, to support charities with missions just like MODE, play the Veterans' Lottery - you will not only be supporting those veterans in need of mental health but will also be in with a chance of winning £50,000 every month.
*Source: MOD: UK Armed Forces Mental Health: Annual Summary & Trends Over Time, 2007/08 to 2021/22
