Lord Dubs – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Dubs on 2015-12-16.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider providing a 24-hour mental health helpline for serving soldiers.

Earl Howe

Combat Stress provides a free 24-hour service for the entire military community (Service personnel, veterans, and their families) when seeking confidential and safe help and advice about Service-related mental health issues. The MOD is the single biggest contributor of funding to Combat Stress.

In addition, the MOD has a contract with the Big White Wall, a 24-hour online community which provides safe, anonymous support to anyone struggling with mental health issues. It is free for all serving personnel, veterans, and their families.

There are no plans for MOD to provide an additional mental health helpline.