All Service leavers should be enabled to look after their own wellbeing, and supported to stay well within their communities. Where it is needed, they should have timely and equal access to consistently high-quality mental health care and support services that are delivered as close to their home as possible.

	Scottish Government Committed Actions	Scottish Government Progress Update	SVC 2022 Assessment
1	Establish a Veterans' Mental Health & Wellbeing Action Plan Implementation Board which will report to the Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care on a quarterly basis.	SG has established a Veterans' Mental Health & Wellbeing Action Plan Implementation Board which will report to the Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care on a quarterly basis. Dr Charles Winstanley is leading the Board.
2	Commission See Me to develop an Anti-Stigma campaign and to identify the barriers that veterans experience when trying to access mental health services and is reflective of the lived experience of veterans.	See Me has been commissioned to identify the barriers that veterans experience when trying to access mental health services and is working directly with veterans to ensure a reflection of the lived experience.
3	Commission Combat Stress to support the work of the Implementation Board and help develop the role of peer support services across Scotland.	Combat Stress has been commissioned to support the work of the Implementation Board. The Implementation Team is currently being recruited by Combat Stress.
4	Peer support services will also link with colleagues in housing and employment to optimise the impact of social prescribing.	No update

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