Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
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Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is a charity based in Chelmsford, United Kingdom working on disability, health, mental health.
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is a UK armed forces charity founded after the First World War. It supports serving and ex-service men and women who have suffered limb loss, loss of use of a limb, eye or sight, or hearing loss, along with their families and widows. Support includes practical, emotional and financial help, welfare and prosthetics guidance, rehabilitation breaks, sport and activities, and peer connection through its membership. Blesma also campaigns for improved veterans' rights, pensions and prosthetic services. It supports members across the UK and is based in Chelmsford, England.
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Disability · United Kingdom
Outreach Officers in each Blesma Support Officer region grow the association's reach, bring members together, strengthen member-to-member connections and raise awareness of its work.
Blesma Community Programme
Children & Youth · United Kingdom
Trains members to tell their stories and inspire resilience in young people, and provides leadership and public speaking opportunities, including visits to schools and prisons.
Blesma Families Project
Disability · United Kingdom
Research initiative into how veterans and their families cope with limb loss, producing recommendations for support and future research.
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