Strictly star Cassidy Little on veteran support

A new report from SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, launched to raise awareness of the charity’s own Mentoring Service, graphically illustrates the level of misunderstanding about the ongoing needs of the Armed Forces veterans once they have left the military. 

This is being exacerbated by COVID-19 as SSAFA statistics also show an alarming increase in the number of people coming forward needing help with their transition back to civilian life – estimated to be double that of 2019 by the end of this year. 

Last year, SSAFA received a total of 303 referrals or requests for support from their Mentoring Service. By 15 October 2020 (the time this report went to print), the charity had already received 400 referrals or requests; their modeling predicts up 600 will seek help by the end of the year – a 100% increase on 2019.

Ros spoke to ex-Marine and Strictly star, Cassidy Little: