The Veterans’ Foundation has awarded a grant to Tom Harrison House, a charity that provides a specialist addiction recovery programme for servicemen and women.
The Veterans’ Foundation has awarded a grant of £50,000 to fund Operations Manager Ross Forrest’s salary for the next two years.
The Operations Manager is responsible for the charity’s two treatment centres in the heart of Liverpool, from where it delivers a bespoke 12-week residential programme designed specifically for those who have served and who may struggle to engage with mainstream, civilian rehabilitation services.
It is the latest in a series of grants totalling more than £200,000 given to Tom Harrison House since 2020 by The Veterans’ Foundation, which raises funds through its Veterans’ Lottery to help charities provide vital assistance to the armed forces’ community.
The charity’s therapy programme has helped hundreds of veterans recover from a range of addictions, mainly alcohol, but also drugs and behavioural problems, since it launched in 2014.
The majority of its beneficiaries are men, with about 80 per cent ex-Army personnel, and the remaining 20 per cent from the RAF and Navy, together with a few former emergency services staff.
“We can’t underestimate the trauma many of these people have experienced, whether physical, psychological or emotional,” said THH Operations Manager, Ross Forrest.
"The full impact of addiction can unfold slowly over many years, and then it takes immense courage to reach out for help. When that moment arrives, we're here to provide a safe, empowering, and nurturing environment where healing can truly begin."
The charity also receives referrals to help serving personnel and reservists, who often return to active duty following successful completion of its12-week programme.
Veterans’ Foundation Grants Manager, Sarah Kelling, said: “Everyone has their coping mechanisms, and some just get out of hand so it is fabulous that there is a place that armed forces personnel can go for the help they need to overcome their particular challenges.
“We are delighted to be able to support THH with another grant to help them assist our veterans in a place they feel secure enough to open up and tackle their issues.”
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