Veterans Aid recently featured in the London Police Pensioner Magazine (LPP). The article reads: A Wellbeing Formula That Could Enhance Future Policing Models Professor Hugh Milroy is CEO of the charity Veterans Aid – a frontline organisation dedicated to helping ex-service personnel in crisis. For many years Hugh was an RAF officer; his work on […]
Harley Street therapist Max Cohen, who has been working with Veterans Aid for nearly 15 years, was presented with a token of the charity’s appreciation while on a recent visit. Max is one of the many dedicated individuals whose specialist skills augment those of its in-house team. CEO Professor Hugh Milroy said: “Max’s contribution over […]
The Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code is aimed at protecting tenants, a move that is both highly commendable and overdue. Part of the statutory nature of the Code means that landlords – among whose number are specialist charities such as Veterans Aid – are required to submit a lengthy annual report against tenant satisfaction measures. In some respects, this is […]
Three years ago, in PoliticsHome, CEO of Veterans Aid Professor Hugh Milroy warned about the legacy of distress the charity was dealing with due to drug-related outflow from HM Armed Forces. Two years later it was revealed that the discharge of large numbers of service personnel due to drug abuse was continuing unabated – approximately 4,000 between 2018 and […]
Veterans Aid, the national frontline charity for veterans in crisis or facing homelessness, will once again be operating an emergency service throughout the Christmas holiday period. Veterans Aid operations: 0207 828 2468 or Freephone: 0800 012 6867 CEO Prof Hugh Milroy said, “We are announcing this now so that veterans in crisis know that […]
In 2018, when he was a Colour Sergeant in the Coldstream Guards, Darren Hardy wrote a moving poem that he dedicated to Veterans Aid. It was called The Armistice Ghost. The poem has particular significance because it was written in 2018, the Centenary of the Armistice. Now, six years later, its sentiments are as relevant […]
It is now six years since the redevelopment of New Belvedere House was completed – a facility that has broken the mould in terms of transforming homeless veterans’ lives. At a time when so many aspects of social care and wellbeing are under pressure CEO Professor Hugh Milroy asks why standout successes are often overlooked […]
We would be delighted if you could join us at Veterans Aid’s Carol Service at St Botolph’s Without Bishopsgate to raise awareness of our unique work helping veterans in crisis. The Service will feature the wonderful Choir of St Botolph’s Without Bishopsgate, followed by mince pies and mulled wine. When Tuesday 3rd December 2024 – 6:30pm […]
The CEO of frontline UK charity Veterans Aid , Dr Hugh Milroy, has been awarded a professorship at Australia’s prestigious Flinders University, in recognition of his globally acknowledged expertise on veterans’ wellbeing. His new academic status was confirmed on 2/8/24 ahead of his proposed involvement with the Open Door: Improving the wellbeing of veterans and […]
The new Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs, Andrew Bowie, has become the first politician to make a post-election visit to Veterans Aid. It was a meeting of minds – and Scotsmen – when the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP met Kilmarnock-born CEO Dr Hugh Milroy to learn about the charity’s work and get a frontline […]
