Head Up Charity

Head Ups vision is to stem the increasing number of suicides within the military community by empowering people to turn things around before their issues have the chance to become life-threatening. We'll do this by creating a unique, holistic countryside retreat that removes the existing barriers to getting the right help. Seven-day residential courses will provide personalised mental-health support for serving and retired members of the Army, RAF, Navy and Royal Marines. We will catch those at risk of falling through the cracks in current provision. By design, the retreat will have a non-militarised atmosphere no triggering Forces paraphernalia, photographs, uniforms or hierarchies. A calm, natural and luxurious environment will help guests feel welcome and valued, and give them space to work on their mindset and learn new skills for challenging negative thought and behaviours. Although guests can be recommended to us by military organisations and charities, the NHS and businesses who employ veterans, they can also self-refer. This is a real point of difference from most other services. And guests wont have to pay a penny to access Head Ups services. We don't want money worries putting off anyone who would benefit from our services. The Head Up Retreat is the start of an 18-month programme of holistic support support that is specifically tailored to the needs of Forces personnel, that understands and respects what they have been through, and enables them to visualise and create a healthy, rewarding future. The seven-day residential course will teach simple but highly effective positive-mindset techniques. Guests will work with a comprehensive range of wellbeing strategies for optimum nutrition and fitness, better sleep, meditation and communication. They'll also be exploring therapies such as anger management, music therapy, animal and nature therapy, breathing work and cold-water therapy. To find out more & how you can be part of this journey, please contact us