New NHS intensive mental health support for veterans and their families

The Veterans' Mental Health Midlands High Intensity Service (HIS) delivers an intensive package of support to veterans in crisis and their families. This community service works in conjunction with the NHS Veterans' Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (TILS) and the Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Service (CTS).
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust will be supporting veterans in Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Leicestershire.
The HIS team provide a range of interventions to assist with complex mental health difficulties and will travel to support veterans and their families in their communities.
Lynne Davidson, Regional Lead for Veterans’ Mental Health Services at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, said:
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is working in partnership with Lincoln Partnership Foundation NHS Trust and Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, as well as specialist charities Tom Harrison House and Mental Health Matters, to offer bespoke packages of care.
To find out more about veterans’ services in the Midlands, visit the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust website at www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk and select V in the ‘Our Services’ tab.