County Durham charity supporting veterans helps 1,000th milestone service user

ACountyDurhamcharitythatsupportsveteranshashelpedits1,000thserviceuser. EastDurhamVeteransTrusthasreachedthemilestoneafterbeinggrantedcharitystatusonJuly17,2020. Thecharitywasestablishedtosupportformerservicepersonnelstrugglingwiththeirmentalhealth. InitiallyfocusedonhelpingveteransinEastDurham,theoverwhelmingdemandforsupportledtothecharityexpandingitsservicesacrosstheNorthEast. EastDurhamVeteransTrustmembersatTommystatue(Image:EastDurhamVeteransTrust) Overthepastfouryears,thetrust’scounsellingprogrammeshavedeliveredlife-changingresults,withveteransandtheirfamiliesbenefitingfromtailoredmentalhealthsupport. ADVERTISEMENTIn2023and2024alone,morethan400serviceusershaveaccessedcounselling,withtheservicereceivinganexceptionalratingof4.97outof5fromthosewhohaveusedit. Additionally,morethan75percentofusershavereportedasignificantormoderateimprovementintheirmentalhealth. (Image:EastDurhamVeteransTrust) Veteransthemselv