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<p>In addition to mainstream mental health services, NHS England commissions two bespoke
services for veterans experiencing mental health difficulties.</p><p>The first is
the Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (TILS) which supports serving personnel
who need additional support as they are leaving the armed forces and veterans who
have mental health issues. The TILS is also the entry point to the Complex Treatment
Service (CTS), the second service commissioned by NHS England. The CTS is able to
provide a range of more intensive care and treatment for veterans with military related
complex mental health difficulties, many of whom will have experienced trauma. Veterans
can often access bespoke and quicker referral pathways such as TILS, which is commissioned
to provide an initial assessment within two weeks.</p><p>In December last year, NHS
England also announced an extra £10 million to expand the already established Veterans’
Mental Health TILS and the Veterans’ Mental Health CTS, as well as seeking to close
the gaps in current mental health provision to capture those individuals that are
nearing crisis.</p>
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