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A Haven for Veterans

A Haven for Veterans. VETERANS ARE AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO. Community project Support for Veterans Horticultural Therapy Development and aspirations for the future. A Community Project. For Service Veterans, particularly those with Mental Health problems.

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A Haven for Veterans

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  1. A Haven for Veterans

  2. VETERANS ARE AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO Community project Support for Veterans Horticultural Therapy Development and aspirations for the future

  3. A Community Project • For Service Veterans, particularly those with Mental Health problems. • Catchment mainly Gosport and Fareham. • Service Community 5,400 in Gosport alone. • Working with other organisations.

  4. What we do now? Open to Veterans 5 mornings per week Provide ‘Horticultural Therapy’ and other related activities. Provide advice and signposting Work with Veterans Outreach and Support to provide a venue for therapists.

  5. So, what is Horticultural Therapy? Horticultural Therapy is a professionally conducted client –centred treatment modality that utilises horticultural activities to meet specific therapeutic or rehabilitative goals of its participants. The focus is to maximise social, cognitive, physical and/or psychological functioning and/or to evaluate general health and wellness. Person-Plant-Therapist-Goal

  6. Is this what Shore Leave Haslar does? Not exactly, but: We have a defined client group We sometimes use ‘plants’ but we may do other activities Goals sometimes but not always clearly defined

  7. Community Horticultural project? Probably because: We offer a service that provides human benefit, including; Cognitive benefit Psychological help Physical activity Social gains Lines are often blurred

  8. Benefits • Enhanced pride and self esteem • Involvement • Patience and delayed gratification • Awareness of natural forces • Interdependence and partnerships • Inner peace based on natural rhythms • Opportunity for focussed attention

  9. What is the Issue? Service Veterans make up a significant minority of the local population and a percentage will have mental health issues. Many are not accessing all the services that are available to them due to a lack of knowledge, by the individual and their health providers.

  10. What can we do? There needs to be a better directory and/or signposting within the health and social care community to highlight local services available for Veterans and their families.

  11. Have you heard of? • Help for Heroes • Combat Stress • Royal British Legion • RNBT/ABT/RAFBT • SSAFA • BLESMA • Veterans Aid • MS Mutual Support • Seafarers UK • Veterans Outreach and Support • The Ripple Pond • Gardening Leave • Alabare • The Poppy Factory • The Warrior Programme • Agamemnon House

  12. Honouring the Armed Forces Community • Local Government Information Unit Report. • 12 areas of good practice. Healthcare related include: • Map the Armed Forces in your area • Publicise services offered to Veterans • Consider Veteran’s needs when designing and delivering Housing, Health and Education services • Inform Healthcare Practitioners of relevant polices regarding heightened duty of care to Service families and Veterans

  13. The Future • Service providers to know which of their clients are Veterans • Be aware of policies relevant to Veterans • Have a comprehensive directory of services available to Veterans • Have reliable referral processes in place • Build robust links between health care, social care and veterans organisations

  14. QUESTIONS?

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