Lanarkshire centre

V1P Lanarkshire was established in April 2016. It provides a veteran peer support and wellbeing service for veterans living in the Lanarkshire area.

V1P Lanarkshire's administrative base is the Houldsworth Centre, Kenilworth Avenue, Wishaw, ML2 7LP

Our team consists of Veteran Peer Support Workers, Psychologists and a Project Administrator.

Who we help:

We are a specialist service for veterans living in Lanarkshire.  A veteran is anyone who has served one day or more in the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force (regular or reserve) or the Merchant Navy in support of military operations.  We help with difficulties that are related to military service or to other times and areas of your life.

We provide:

• Listening: we understand the needs and challenges veterans face.
• Information and signposting: to resources and supports that can help.
• Practical and emotional support: with housing, pensions, benefits, employment, education, social isolation, adjusting to civilian life, overcoming practical problems.
• Social networking opportunities: to enable veterans to connect with other veterans.
• Mental health and wellbeing: we can link you in with various sources of support for your mental health, and our team of clinicians can consider whether psychological therapy would be the right fit for you.

How to access the service and find out more:

V1P Access Point: You can attend one of our Access Points to find out more about what we do and how to access our service (full address below)

How to refer: You don’t need a doctor’s referral to access V1P Lanarkshire – simply telephone or email and a member of the V1P Lanarkshire team will be in touch shortly.  We also accept referrals from health and social care professionals, other organisations working with you, and family members, but we request that referrals are discussed with you beforehand to ensure you consent to the referral.

Registration: Once we have your referral, we aim to offer you a registration appointment within 2-3 weeks. We will then gather some information and discuss how we can best support you as a team.

Contact us:

• To register with the service or speak to a member of the V1P Team please call 0300 303 3051 (Monday-Friday 9 - 5pm) or email LanarkshireV1P@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Please be aware completing an enquiry through the website is currently unavailable.  Please contact via telephone or email.