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A British soldier in desert combat dress seated in the back of a transport helicopter on deployment Dean Upson, on deploymentHis account of living with PTSD after Iraq — The Independent ↗
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People wrapped in Ukrainian flags beneath a Union flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London London, March 2022Ukrainians and their supporters outside Parliament — Reuters
A soldier in combat dress embracing someone on return from deployment A homecomingThe injury that follows service is not always the visible one.
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An International Recovery Charity

The wound that
outlasts the war.

Post-traumatic stress rarely arrives on schedule. For many who served in Iraq and Afghanistan it surfaces years later, long after the deployment ended and the support moved on. We fund the treatment that closes that gap.

Support an InitiativeHow We Help
Founded
2019United Kingdom
People supported
4,200+Across 6 nations
Partner organisations
38Clinics, charities, units
Money we handle
NonePaid direct to each recipient
Our Mission

When the fighting stops, the hardest recovery begins.

Modern support for those who serve is measured in equipment and supplies. But equipment does not carry a person home from what they have seen. The recovery of the mind is the hardest to fund and the easiest to overlook. That is what the Phoenix Foundation exists for.

I.

Psychological Recovery

We fund evidence-based mental health care: trauma therapy, PTSD treatment and clinical rehabilitation, delivered by accredited practitioners for those exhausted by war.

II.

Return to Life

Recovery does not end in the clinic. We support the return to family, work and stability. That is the practical footing a person needs to rebuild a life worth living.

III.

Dignity & Confidentiality

Every case is handled with discretion and respect. We serve the individual, not the headline. No one is asked to become a story in exchange for care.

How We Operate

We bring the parts together and pay for the work.

The Phoenix Foundation is a coordinating charity. We rarely act alone; our part is to bring the right organisations together and finance the work through disciplined, transparent campaigns.

Step 01

Identify Need

Partner units and clinics refer service members who need mental recovery support but lack the means to access it.

Step 02

Connect Partners

We match each case to accredited clinicians and specialist charities, building a single recovery pathway around the person.

Step 03

Fund the Work

We finance care through coordinated appeals and awareness campaigns. Every appeal is ring-fenced to its purpose.

Step 04

Report Outcomes

We track completion and publish outcomes. Partners see exactly what their contribution restored.

Our Initiatives

The work, in the open.

We publish the appeals we are funding now and the outcomes of the work we have completed. See all initiatives →

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Front-Line Fatigue: Ukraine Recovery Programme

Treatment places for Ukrainian service members referred by their unit medical officers after prolonged combat. About £2,900 funds one person's assessment, clinical rest and trauma therapy.

£118,400 committedof £350,000
120 places · Kyiv & Lviv partner clinics · about £2,900 per person
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ActiveUK

Aftermath: PTSD Treatment for Veterans

Funded courses of trauma-focused therapy for UK veterans on NHS waiting lists, begun within weeks with an accredited private clinician. About £1,760 covers one veteran's course.

£93,000 committedof £150,000
85 places · England & Scotland · about £1,760 per course
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Completed 2024UK

Homecoming: Combat Stress Retreats

Five-day residential retreats for veterans of overseas deployments, pairing clinical therapy with structured peer support. Veterans attended in intakes of twenty, 240 in all, at about £880 a place.

£212,000 raisedFully funded
Outcome: 240 veterans completed the programme across twelve intakes. Follow-up at 6 months recorded a measurable reduction in trauma symptoms in 78% of participants.
Our Impact

Measured in people, not tonnage.

4,200+
Service members supported since 2019
£1.9M
Directed to recovery to date
6
Nations: UK, Poland, Baltics, Ukraine & more
92p
Of every £1 reaches recovery programmes
Support the Mission

The recovery no one else will fund.

Every initiative is funded through its own dedicated campaign on a trusted fundraising platform. Choose a cause and give directly to it. Foundations and institutional donors can also partner with us on co-funded programmes.

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