Directory of services to support the Armed Forces Community in Knowsley

Change Grow Live (CGL) Knowsley are an integrated recovery service providing recovery services, treatment and interventions for all individuals who have substance misuse dependency or addictions.

They offer free, confidential support for drug and alcohol use. They offer personalized treatment, including counselling, detox, rehabilitation and prescribing.

Everton in the Community provide a support network and access to resources tailored to veterans' needs.

The veteran provision is dedicated to improving the quality of life for veterans living in Merseyside with a support network and access to opportunities tailored to unique needs, focusing on health and wellbeing, social connection, and reducing isolation.

Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service for servicing personnel due to leave the forces, reservists, armed forces veterans and their families.

Op COURAGE can help with a range of support and treatment, including:

Op FORTITUDE works with individual veterans at risk of or experiencing homelessness, supporting them either into suitable accommodation or supporting them to maintain their current home.

Op NOVA, delivered by the Forces Employment Charity and commissioned by NHS England, provides support for veterans who are in contact with the justice system, enabling them to access the services they need.

PTSD Resolution provides therapy through qualified Human Givens practitioners who specialise in trauma recovery.

This approach:

The Beacon Counselling Trust (BCT) is a charity that works comprehensively in the area of mild to moderate mental health issues across two treatment programmes, which are gambling related-harms support across the North West of England and suicide bereavement support for people in the Merseyside area.

The Block are a registered charity based in Merseyside and specialise in delivering support to military service leavers, veterans and their families. They offer short to medium term accommodation options for veterans at risk of homelessness.

The Block is a partner of the Op Fortitude pathway.

The Block provides a drop in centre for welfare support and socialisation and also provides a safe haven and unique access point to specialist support.

CFO Evolution works with offenders and people on probation to reduce re-offending and reinforce the value of leading law-abiding lives.

Commissioned by HM Prison and Probation Service, Creating Future Opportunities (CFO) Evolution provides comprehensive, personalised support to people in prison and on probation.

It helps them to access mainstream services, so that they can enter employment, education, training, and interact positively with their local community.

The Poppy Factory helps veterans and their families to make progress on the path to employment.

The people they support can face some of the most challenging situations in the Armed Forces community.

The Poppy Factory’s Veteran and Family Services team are based regionally throughout England and Wales, offering regular one-to-one contact with veterans and their families.

They can help with CV writing, job search, support with training, exploring new opportunities, interview preparation, overcoming obstacles and in-work support.