The Sandbag Times Issue No: 46

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NO MORE FALLING SOLDIERS
What happens to Military Personnel leaving the
Armed Forces? And what can we do to help?
Shaun Johnson (Royal Horse Artillery),
Cassidy Little (Royal Marines),Phil
Campion (SAS) and Neil Davies
(Parachute Regiment), tell their inspirational
story of overcoming PTSD, addictions, homelessness,
amputations and attempted suicide,
as they investigate why military veterans are
struggling to cope with civilian life.
The Government promised the nation that
Military Veterans and their families would be
given priority treatment in health care and
housing, it was called the Armed Forces
Military Covenant.
Veterans struggle with physical and Mental
Health problems such as Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder and some self-medicate with
alcohol and drugs. And thousand of veterans
end up homeless, eking out a lonely existence
living on our nations streets struggling
with addictions.
Many of them fail to cope and refuse to ask
for help, some end up in Prison and for an
alarming and growing number; the way out is
suicide.
The generous UK public raises money for
charities to help fallen soldiers; how is that
money used and what else needs to be
done.
Is the Armed Forces Military Covenant working?
And are charities left to shoulder the burden?
The No More Falling Soldiers team will investigate
the Armed Forces Covenant, veterans
in prison, mental health/suicides, homelessness
and support/rehabilitation through military
charities and the arts and offer Dai4films
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