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Either directly or through a range of community and voluntary organisations, VSS delivers support and services to improve the health and wellbeing of victims and survivors.

Victims Support Programme

VSS funds and works in partnership with 35 community and voluntary organisations based in NI to deliver health and wellbeing support and services which includes:

• Psychological Therapies/Talking Therapies
• Complementary Therapies
• Social Supports
• Welfare Advice

These support and services are based on the individual needs of a victim or survivor.

Use the full list below to find out more, or to contact a community partner.

Community Partner Organisations

For more information on each of our Community Partners please click on the links below.

• • Aisling Centre
  • Antrim Voluntary Welfare Group*   
  • Ards Voluntary Welfare Group*
  • Ashton Community Trust (Bridge of Hope)
  • Aurora Counselling
  • Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre
  • Centre for Health and Wellbeing (CHWB)
  • Community Action for Locally Managing Stress (CALMS)
  • Cúnamh
  • Decorum NI
  • Derry Well Women
  • Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (FAIR)
  • Families Beyond Conflict
  • Families Moving On
  • Holy Trinity Centre
  • Koram Centre
  • Larne Voluntary Welfare Group
  • Lenadoon Community Forum
  • Military and Police Support of West Tyrone (MAPS)
  • Mourne Action for Survivors of Terrorism (MAST)
  • Mid Ulster Victims’ Empowerment (MUVE)
  • Newry and Mourne Voluntary Welfare Group
  • Omagh Police Wives
  • REACT
  • Relatives for Justice (RFJ)
  • South Armagh Rural Women’s Network
  • SEFF
  • Springhill Community House
  • Survivors of Trauma
  • Tara Centre
  • The Ely Centre
  • Tullyvallen Family Support
  • UDR Association Coleraine
  • Victims and Survivors Trust (VAST)
  • WAVE Trauma Centre

If you would prefer to speak to us directly about support and services please call us on 028 9027 9100

*For further details about this organisation please contact VSS directly.

The Regional Trauma Network (RTN)

The RTN  is a managed care network that brings together Health and Social Care Trusts, VSS and the funded community partners listed above.

The RTN offers specialist, trauma-focused support to people who have been psychologically and/or physically injured as a result of the Troubles/conflict, enabling those experiencing trauma related difficulties to access the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Find out more about the RTN

VSS PULSE

In addition to the support and services listed above, VSS is Lead Partner of VSS-PULSE.

Through a network of Health and Wellbeing Caseworkers and Advocacy Support workers, VSS-PULSE supports hard to reach and marginalised individuals and communities which have suffered from the Troubles/conflict.

Find out more about and connect to a Health and Wellbeing Caseworkers.

Find out more about and connect to an Advocacy Support Worker. 

Troubles Permanent Disablement Pension Scheme (TPDPS)

The TPDPS was established under The Victims’ Payments Regulations 2020 to provide payments to those living with permanent injuries—physical and/or psychological—caused by Troubles-related incidents. The scheme will close on 30th August 2026.

Visit the Victims Payments Board website for further details and to apply.