brace yourself ....
the ice bucket challenge is back!
HOW TO TAKE PART
Get a friend ready to video you. Then grab a bucket, fill it with ice and water and dump it over your head!
Share your video using #IceBucketChallenge and tag at least 3 friends to take on the challenge
TEXT PTSD to 70450 to donate £5 to Combat Stress*
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The ice bucket challenge is back – and this time we are asking you to take part and support Combat Stress, to raise awareness of and funds for veterans’ mental health.
The newest ice bucket challenge was revived by students at the University of South Carolina’ who first posted on Instagram about the challenge in March and said the effort was to raise awareness and funds for mental health causes.
People around the world are taking part in the #icebucketchallenge, which like the original challenge has gone viral.
Average age of veterans we treat
Number of veterans benefited from our help in past twelve months
Average time taken for a veteran to seek help
Every year thousands of former servicemen and women struggling with their mental health as result of military trauma turn to Combat Stress.
It takes on average 13 years from leaving the military for a veteran to seek our help. We know that for many the battle continues at home for those who can’t leave their experiences behind.
As the UK’s leading veterans’ mental health charity, last year we helped nearly 12,500 former servicemen and women but that’s a fraction of the number that need expert support to recover from their experiences and live happy and productive lives.
Ten years after Britain’s involvement in the Afghanistan conflict formally ended, and 13 years after Britain’s involvement in the Iraq War formally ended, it’s a sombre prediction that there are already many more veterans who are struggling today and contemplating their first call to Combat Stress.
