Charity of the Year

Walking With The Wounded is a leading military charity, founded in 2010 in North Norfolk by ex-Army officer Ed Parker who served in the Royal Green Jackets.

The charity’s HQ remains in Norfolk despite now supporting operations across the UK and it recognises that those who served, deserve. Whether mentally wounded, socially wounded or physically wounded, veterans deserve the care, support and means they and their families need to function in society, serving in the communities in which they live, reigniting their sense of purpose and making a positive contribution again.

Veterans like Shaun, who served in Afghanistan, and struggled mentally after leaving the Army. His anxieties were so crippling he couldn’t take his daughter to play in the park. His partner called for help and Shaun was referred to WWTW. He accessed immediate 1-2-1 mental health care and can now take his daughter out to play, has started his own successful business and is employing other veterans.

Walking With The Wounded gets those who’ve served – and their families - back on their feet. They do three things: employment, mental health and care coordination which are saving jobs, homes, relationships and lives for the veterans who are struggling since leaving the military.

The charity’s innovative partnerships with the NHS, supporting mental health teams across the UK as part of ‘Op Courage’ (the NHS’s mental health pathway for veterans) and WWTW’s own mental health capabilities (enabling 1-2-1 therapy within days), are delivering significant, positive, social impacts across the UK.