Eccles local police officer Carl Blower has secured a unit at the Eccles Shopping Centre and plans to turn it into The Salford Veterans Community Centre.
The 52-year-old dad-of-three says he was inspired to build one through his first-hand experience of what PTSD can do to you and provide a service that will help people with their mental health.
Carl served in the military for 13 years and fought in the Gulf War in the air force.
He told the M.E.N.: "I have slight PTSD through the Gulf War and my time as a police officer - it can hit you at any time in your life, it's like a trigger than can set you off.
This story is from the April 16, 2022 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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