Local support
Veterans First Point offers veterans support from other veterans to help them move on to the next stage of their lives.
They run drop-in sessions in North and South Lanarkshire at the following venues:
North Lanarkshire - Wishaw Library, Houldsworth Centre, Kenilworth Avenue, Wishaw ML2 7LP from 11am-2pm on Fridays
South Lanarkshire - Tolbooth Centre, 4 High Street, Lanark ML11 7E from 12-3pm on Tuesdays
You can also email them at LanarkshireV1P@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or phone them on 0300 303 3051.
Veterans Lanarkshire Support Group is run by veterans for veterans. They offer comradeship and companionship in a safe and friendly environment. They have a community allotment in Motherwell and also meet to go swimming during the week.
They meet on Tuesdays from 4.30-6pm at NLC Restorative Justice, 2 Hunters Street, Bellshill ML4 1RN.
For more information email veteranslanarkshire@outlook.com.
Both North and South Lanarkshire Councils have put in extra wellbeing services during the covid pandemic: