Delivering independence to UK Veterans through groundbreaking physical and psychological care.
Founded in 2012, Supporting Wounded Veterans provide six comprehensive pathways including sporting events, mentoring, pain management and employment to enable former UK servicemen and women, physically or mentally wounded, to move forward from rehabilitation to employment.
"Quite possibly the most frank and useful forum to address river pollution in the past 20 years."
Sir Malcolm Rifkind
The Rivers' Forum was created to find employment for veterans on the Rivers and find solutions to the UK's river pollution crisis.
To find out more about the SWV Rivers' Forum 2024, please follow the link below.
I am a Veteran
We can help you to find ways to manage your physical and mental health through Sports Habilitation or Pain Management Pathways. We offer many comprehensive programmes to help Veterans, like yourself, move forward to a more positive future.
If you are looking for support, please get in touch.
Ocean Challenge Buddies
Selection for the Ocean Challenge Buddies has begun!
Applications are open for keen sailors with strong empathy for the 2024 Ocean Challenge. We need Buddies who are calm, patient and have sailing experience to help our Veterans get the most out of the Sports Habilitation Ocean Challenge.
Click below for more information.
This year's Ski-habilitation Week has now come to an end, but what a fantastic week it was!
This year saw 22 Veterans with a variety of injuries, illnesses and challenges, head out to Switzerland for this transformative week - supported by 17 fantastic Ski Buddies.
This is the first stage for many Veterans on their path to further support and a brighter future.
Give the gift of a lifetime
The six important pathways that aid Veterans in their rehabilitation back to independence -
Pain Management
"If only I had attended this programme shortly after injury - it would have saved me years of pain and related anxiety. Thank you SWV for setting it up for me, it is going to have a hugely positive impact on my quality of life."
We funded the UK's first Veteran Pain Management Programme and continue to deliver pain management courses.
We have found that successfully managing pain can reduce the barriers to employment for many Veterans.
Mentoring
“I have had five years of nothing but hospital visits and being told negative, and scary, things about what was going to happen to my life. This is the first time for a long time that I have been treated as a human being with the chance for a positive future. The boost to my confidence and self-belief has been massive.”
Veterans who have participated in Sports Habilitation or Pain Management Programmes are offered individual mentoring support.
Mentors may offer help with retraining, career change, setting up a business, or returning to employment.
Occupation & Employment
Finding full-time employment or meaningful occupation addresses what is for many the most crucial part of a person’s transition from military to civilian life.
Since we started our employment programme we have successfully found meaningful employment and training for over 90% of Veterans who engaged with SWV programmes.
Mental Health Support
Facing mental health battles can be hard, and there are many organisations that have the expertise and experience to help Veterans in need of mental health support.
Here at SWV we offer Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) sessions for Veterans on SWV pathways to help reduce symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression and pain, supporting them to a more positive future.
Veteran Support Network
"My whole experience with SWV has restored my faith in the human race and has pulled me out of a very dark place, if I can help you guys out in anyway I will with great pleasure."
Peer support from those who have faced injury, illness and battled themselves and have completed SWV pathways for veterans.
