This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Petition Increase funding for mental health services and accommodation for veterans
Thousands of ex-military personnel are currently either homeless or suffering with mental health issues. It is diabolical that people who have served this country are being left behind in such a manner; it is high time for the government to start actively tackling this crisis.
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Defence Committee report
You may be interested to know that a group of MPs called the House of Commons Defence Committee has published a report on Mental Health and the Armed Forces.
Read the Committee’s report:
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmdfence/1481/report-overview.html
Find out more about the Committee’s inquiry, including all the evidence it received:
More about the Committee:
What is the Defence Committee?
The Defence Committee looks at and questions how the Government Department, the Ministry of Defence:
• is run
• spends money
• decides on its policies
It's a cross-party committee and is independent of the Government.
You can find out more about the Committee on its website:
https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/defence-committee/
You can follow the Committee on Twitter: @CommonsDefence
The Defence Committee is a ‘Select Committee’. Find out how Select Committees work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c&feature=youtu.be
Find out about how to get involved in your UK Parliament: http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/