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Care After Combat Care after Combat is a UK registered company limited by guarantee and a charity registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (1159342).

JJ Bear is showing no signs of slowing down. 🐻🌍South Africa has officially been added to JJ's growing list of missions, ...
16/10/2026

JJ Bear is showing no signs of slowing down. 🐻🌍

South Africa has officially been added to JJ's growing list of missions, joining Florida, Antigua, Lanzarote, Poland, and the UK. Six locations across 3 continents.

Which brings us to a question. Can we get JJ Bear to every continent? Asia, South America, Oceania, and Antarctica are still waiting.

Every JJ Bear adopted, and every adventure shared, helps raise awareness and funds for veterans in the justice system. And every photo adds a new pin to the map.

Adopt your JJ Bear at careaftercombat.org/our-shop and share your adventure with . Let's see how far we can take this!

🔗 careaftercombat.org/operation-pawsible

Whether you’re a friend, a family member, a professional, or a policymaker, listening is where better support for vetera...
14/10/2026

Whether you’re a friend, a family member, a professional, or a policymaker, listening is where better support for veterans begins.

In our personal relationships, it builds the trust that makes someone feel safe enough to open up. In our organisations and communities, it ensures that the services and systems designed for veterans actually reflect what veterans need.

Listening is how we begin to understand, and how we get better at helping.

Read our World Mental Health Day blog here: https://careaftercombat.org/world-mental-health-day-veterans-voices/

Due to continued demand, Thrive Together training is back, and we'd love for you to join us!Care after Combat is offerin...
12/10/2026

Due to continued demand, Thrive Together training is back, and we'd love for you to join us!

Care after Combat is offering free veteran awareness training sessions for practitioners, professionals, and organisations working with veterans.

The sessions are also highly valuable for veterans and their families themselves.

Delivered by our CEO and Clinical & Research Lead, Dr Jane Jones, each session explores:

🎖️ The challenges veterans face when transitioning to civilian life.
🎖️ Myths that incorrectly link military service to offending behaviour, and their impact on sentencing.
🎖️ The unique challenges veterans face in the justice system.
🎖️ Practical, experience-led strategies for supporting veterans effectively.

Sessions are available across four dates in November, with in-person options in Peterborough and Derby, and online sessions via Teams. Morning and afternoon slots are available at each.

You can visit our events page to find a session and register your place: careaftercombat.org/events

Many of the veterans we support carry lived experience of mental health challenges, and of systems and environments that...
10/10/2026

Many of the veterans we support carry lived experience of mental health challenges, and of systems and environments that don't always understand them.

That experience is expertise, and it sits at the heart of how we build, evaluate, and improve the support veterans receive.

Change doesn't happen when people are heard and then set aside. It happens when their voices shape what comes next. Today and every day, we commit to acting on what we hear and using that to shape the support we provide.

On our blog, veteran and artist Kevin Devonport shares his story in his own words, alongside ways we can all listen better and where to find support. Read it here: https://careaftercombat.org/world-mental-health-day-veterans-voices/

Learn more about World Mental Health Day: who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2026

Kevin Devonport used to stop at the window of a prison art class, admiring the work inside, but without the confidence t...
09/10/2026

Kevin Devonport used to stop at the window of a prison art class, admiring the work inside, but without the confidence to walk in.

Today, he's an award-winning artist and the author of Transformation.

Ahead of World Mental Health Day, Kevin reflected with us on what it's like to leave one world and rebuild in another and how the hardship he's faced has shaped who he is today.

"When I am engulfed in a painting, my external circumstances no longer matter… my head is in that painting."

Read Kevin's story on our World Mental Health Day blog: https://careaftercombat.org/world-mental-health-day-veterans-voices/

"Once you choose hope, anything is possible." — Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve knew better than most what it meant ...
06/10/2026

"Once you choose hope, anything is possible." — Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve knew better than most what it meant to face circumstances that seemed insurmountable, and yet he chose to hope.

At Care after Combat, hope is something we work to build through consistent mentorship and support, along with the belief that every veteran we work with is capable of rebuilding their life.

It isn't always easy, but it is always possible. If you or a veteran you know needs support, we're here.

Learn more about our work: https://careaftercombat.org/get-help/

This Black History Month, we want to take the time to celebrate some of the remarkable Black men and women who served in...
02/10/2026

This Black History Month, we want to take the time to celebrate some of the remarkable Black men and women who served in the British military.

Today we're sharing the story of Ulric Cross.

Cross was born in Trinidad in 1917 and joined the RAF in 1941, at a time when opportunities at home were severely limited by colonial hierarchies.

He trained as a navigator and was selected for the elite Pathfinder Force, units responsible for locating and marking bombing targets ahead of the main force, flying directly into anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighters.

He flew more than 80 Pathfinder missions, rising to the rank of Squadron Leader and earning both the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Distinguished Service Order, making him one of the most decorated Caribbean airmen of the Second World War.

After the war, his service took a different form. He qualified as a barrister, worked across Africa helping newly independent nations build their legal institutions, served as a High Court Judge in Trinidad and Tobago, and later as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

An extraordinary life, lived by an extraordinary man.

World Mental Health Day is quickly approaching, and this year's theme is one that resonates deeply with us."Lived experi...
30/09/2026

World Mental Health Day is quickly approaching, and this year's theme is one that resonates deeply with us.

"Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change."

At Care after Combat, we work with veterans in the justice system who are often experiencing mental health challenges. Their real, lived experiences of military service, leaving military service, and the justice system are essential in shaping how we support veteran mental health.

Those voices need to shape the training we deliver to professionals working with veterans and inform the policies being designed to support them. Change starts with listening, but it comes to fruition when we then use what we've learned to shape how we proceed.

This World Mental Health Day, we're reaffirming our commitment to ensuring the veterans we work with are heard.

Find out more about this year's theme here: who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2026

Mission imPAWSIBLE has officially closed. 🐻Thank you to everyone who followed JJ Bear's first competition. Your support ...
28/09/2026

Mission imPAWSIBLE has officially closed. 🐻

Thank you to everyone who followed JJ Bear's first competition. Your support means a lot to us and to the veterans we exist to serve.

But don't worry; JJ Bear's missions are far from over! There will be more adventures and opportunities to get involved coming very soon. Keep watching to find out what he gets up to next. 👀

In the meantime, you can follow JJ's journey and support Care after Combat's work with veterans in the justice system at the link below.

🔗 Visit Care after Combat: https://careaftercombat.org/

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