Run by Solent Mind, and funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, Military Minds helps families of the British Army and Royal Air Force navigate the challenges of service life by providing access to mental health support when needed.

The service offers a safe and supportive space to talk with staff who have lived experience, alongside free resources to help manage mental health and wellbeing, and signposting to additional local services and groups.

Robynne Batley-Mallett, Mental Health Navigator at Military Minds, said: “Frequent moving, stress around deployment, loneliness - there’s a lot to contend with when you’re living with a partner, child or parent in the British Army or Royal Air Force and it’s not uncommon for military families to need some extra support. And, with the current situation in the Middle East creating additional uncertainty for many serving personnel, anxiety may feel especially high for military families right now.

“We want to ensure that British Army and Royal Air Force families know how and where to access that support when they need it. Military Minds is integral to this, so we’re incredibly pleased to be working with the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to provide this service and help promote better mental health amongst the military community.”

Anna Wright, CEO at the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, added: “The mental challenges of forces life and its impacts at home can be complex for all members of a family. It’s through partnerships like this - with charities which also service the civilian population and have connective tissue like the wider national Mind network - that we can really establish the garden of support that needs to grow up around forces partners. I look forward to seeing it bloom.”

For more information, visit Military Minds | Mental health and wellbeing support for serving British Army and Royal Air Force families.