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Banjomum1-Senior Contributor
Hello
I'm Banjomum1 [edited by moderator], I'm 49 and live in NSW
I saw a story on TV this morning about Open Arms and the new Shoulder to Shoulder initiative offering support to veterans
It got me thinking 🤔 how can I offer support to veterans?
Can I offer to be someone neutral they can chat to when they need someone to talk to?
I just want to help 😊
In response to: Offering support
Ru-beeModerator
Hello @Banjomum1- and welcome to the forums!
That's a really lovely offer of support, our veteran space can be found here: https://saneforums.org/t5/Shoulder-to-Shoulder-Veterans/gh-p/VeteransForum
Also just a quick note that we've just made a slight edit to your post to remove your name, as the forums are an anonymous space 🙂
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