Reservists, both TA and Regular Reserves, who have returned from operations since 1 January 2003 qualify for enhanced support for mental health problems.

The Reserves' Mental Health Programme, run in partnership with the NHS, is open to all current or former members of the UK Volunteer and Regular Reserves who have been demobilised since 1 January 2003, following operational deployment overseas as a reservist and who believe that their deployment may have affected their mental health.

The programme is based at the Reserve Training and Mobilisation Centre (RTMC), Chilwell, Nottinghamshire.

Any individual, who thinks that they are eligible to access the programme and feels they need an opinion, should ask their General Practitioner to refer them to this service.

If eligible, an individual will be offered a mental health assessment. This will be conducted at the RTMC by appropriately qualified members of the Defence Medical Services (DMS). If appropriate and required, then individuals will be offered out-patient treatment by the DMS, available at one of the MOD's 15 Departments of Community Mental Health in the UK.

Concerned relatives or friends can obtain advice on the following freephone number: 0800 032658

A selection of guides for health professionals and a referral form for GPs is available to download on the right.