Veterans Aid is to benefit from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s Life off the Streets programme. The Mayor is investing an additional £20.2m into the programme as part of his continued efforts to help people sleeping rough in London rebuild their lives. Part of the £2.75m funding earmarked specifically to support pan-London Rough Sleeping Services […]
Veterans Aid and Staffordshire Police have signed a partnership agreement in recognition of how working together can expedite the delivery of speedy intervention and support to veterans in crisis. CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy and Chief Constable Chris Noble signed the agreement at Staffordshire Police headquarters on July 5th. In doing so Staffordshire […]
CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy (UK) has been appointed to a new post at the World Veterans Federation. In his unique role as Head of the organisation’s Wellbeing Division he will advise members on the development of veteran-centred wellbeing worldwide. As part of a strategic re-focusing Dr Milroy will hand over his role […]
CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy’s recent interactions on the international stage have caused him to reflect on both the universality and complexity of individual nations’ post-service problems – and the need to take a ‘bottom up’ approach to resolving them. I have been working with veterans in crisis for 28 years during which time I […]
Military veterans from more than 60 countries pledged their commitment to respecting peace and security, diversity and the wellbeing of the ex-service community when they met for the 2023 World Veterans Congress in Belgrade. The March Congress incorporated the 30th World Veterans Federation General Assembly and was facilitated with the co-operation of SUBNOR of Serbia. […]
Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO of the charity Veterans Aid, has been appointed Honorary Professor in Social Work at the University of East Anglia. The appointment, within the School of Social Work, acknowledges his significant role in raising the profile of veterans’ issues and wellbeing in the academic community. Dr Milroy said, “I am delighted […]
A recent grant of £60,000 from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and Greenwich Hospital (RNRMC) has enabled Veterans Aid to continue its lifesaving work with former seafarers in distress. CEO of VA, Dr Hugh Milroy said, “This money is a lifeline for those who come to us in crisis. The seafaring veterans who […]
The spotlight was on veterans’ wellbeing and emerging front-line issues when Shadow Armed Forces and Veterans Minister Rachel Hopkins paid a December fact-finding visit to Veterans Aid. The MP for Luton South was welcomed by VA’s CEO Dr Hugh Milroy who explained how the 90-year-old charity’s Welfare to Wellbeing© model operated and how it […]
Wing Commander (Retd) Dr Hugh Milroy OBE, has been appointed as a Vice President of the World Veterans Federation (WVF) and acting Chair of its Standing Committee on European Affairs. (SCEA). Dr Milroy – who will remain as CEO of Veterans Aid – joins an illustrious group of International representatives who collectively form the WVF’s […]
Veterans Aid’s 90 years of uninterrupted operation has been marked by a service of thanksgiving at the charity’s partner church in the City of London, St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate. CEO of Veterans Aid Wing Commander Dr Hugh Milroy said afterwards, “This was a day upon which to reflect, give thanks and look forward to the future. Sadly, […]
