Armed forces support

Support and advice

There are lots of local and national services available to support members of the armed forces community, with things like employment, housing, mental health, money, and more.

Armed Forces Support Service

The Armed Forces Support Service is the first point of contact for members of the armed forces community in South Tyneside.

The service supports all members of the armed forces community, including those who have left (regardless of how long ago) or are leaving, as well as reservists and family members.

The service can help with all kinds of queries and situations, and can signpost you to other services or groups who might be able to help.

To contact the service, call Â鶹ÊÓƵ Housing Services on 0300 123 6633.

Types of support

There are lots of local and national services available to support members of the armed forces community, with things like: 

Or, view a list of all Armed Forces support services.

Advice and practical support

Employment

More services that can help with employment include:  

Mental health

See more mental health services.

Housing

For more information see . 

Money and welfare

More services that can help with money and welfare include: 

Drugs and alcohol 

See a list of drug, alcohol, substance misuse services.

Lost or Missing Service Veterans

The Forcer Protocol is a tool used by the Police to make sure key information is available to them when they are searching for service veterans who are lost or have gone missing.

Service veterans, their informal and professional carers, family members and friends can complete a form which records vital information in relation to the veteran in case they go missing. The information is held by Safe and Found online (not the Police).

To find out more, go to .

To register go to .

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