Defence update - Your Offer - recognising your service

 

What Defence is doing to improve Service life and information on support and opportunities for you and your family.

The substantial range of benefits and allowances available in your Armed Forces Offer recognises the unique demands of military life and individual needs, at home and abroad.

Pay is the most well-recognised aspect of the Offer, but the breadth and complexity of everything that’s included within the Armed Forces employee package means it can be difficult to navigate and understand.

That’s why work is underway to help simplify the way we talk about ‘Your Offer’ – with Discover My Benefits being the place to go to find out what’s covered, what it’s worth, where to find out more and what you need to do.

What is Discover My Benefits?

Worcester: Veterans and Families Event

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Grantham: Virtual Autism Hub - NHS Lincolnshire Partnership

Virtual Autism Hub

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Grantham: What is start for life?

New Start for Life booklets available at the HIVE Community Centre, Bldg. 162.

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/startforlife

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Grantham: Why not try something new? Lincolnshire adult skills & family learning service

Another way of taking care of your mind is by remembering to #keep learning.

Why not try something new? Sign up for a course or learn a new hobby?

It can boost your self-esteem, connect with others and even enhance your career prospects.

Visit: 2aspire.org.uk

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Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Suicide prevention is everybody’s business

“Research tells us that military personnel are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and depression as non-military civilians. A culture of self-sufficiency and not admitting ‘weakness’ still exists, which is a potential barrier to accessing support.” Ged Flynn, Chief Executive of PAPYRUS

Those working on the frontline with vulnerable veterans know this challenge all too well. It’s why the Armed Forces Covenant Trust (the Trust) has made this a key priority in their Embedding Prevention of Veteran Suicide programme (EVPS), awarding over £1.5 million to 18 projects that are driving real change in veteran suicide prevention.

PAPYRUS is a UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. Speaking about their EPVS funded bespoke training project, Ged explains: “Veterans may not want to engage with civilian mental health services as they feel it won’t cater for their military experiences.

Highlands: Military Liaison Group(MLG) May edition Newsletter available now

Its packed full this quarter with updates, information and resources and importantly highlighting some of the things our Children and Young People have been up to and involved in, a farewell to 3SCOTS Unit Welfare Officer who moves onto a new post in July and as always, helpful information from our MLG (Education) partners and loads more!

Click on image above to read the newsletter in full 👆

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Surrey: Headway Surrey family & carers survival toolkit understanding acquired brain injury

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Office for Veterans Affairs’ ‘10 Things to Know About Veterans’ animation

The aim of the '10 Things to know about veterans and their families' is to provide a range of stakeholders with the basic knowledge that can support their work with veterans.

Find out more at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-things-to-know-about-veterans-and-their-families

Cupar: Squirrels is coming to Cupar - Team members wanted!

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Plans are well under way at Cupar Scout Group to open our first Squirrel Drey. Squirrels is the newest branch of the Scouting family tree, for all young people aged 4 to 6.

Every week, Squirrels have a great time exploring nature, getting active, learning with friends, and earning badges, all designed to help children develop skills like working together, communication, language, creativity, and community awareness.

Interested? Then email Cupar Scouts, details on poster

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