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Service members and veterans feel a deep connection with each other and their families. Through Wounded Warrior Project’s various programs—in-person and/or online—veterans can come together, empower each other, and once home, support the greater good of their communities.

The many months of the coronavirus pandemic have added a new burden on top of a caregiver’s current caregiving requirements for their loved one with TBI or other physical or mental health issues. The Wounded Warrior Project’s Independence Program offers not only a $3,000 grant to caregivers to help support their own health and well-being, but also aid in the form of more mental telehealth care, meal prep, and other resources to help caregivers take care of themselves while juggling the many people and parts of family life.

The core services of Wounded Warrior Project’s Independence Program include case management, resource management, care coordination, home health aide, alternative therapies, and more, with the primary goal of helping service members and their families rebuild a normal routine, plan for and succeed in the long-term, independently. But the program is always there as a safety net if new challenges arise.

Wounded Warrior Project wants vets to return home and thrive in their communities. With that in mind, WWP offers a continuum of supports and services for vets to address mental health, brain health, and physical health well-being. Acting collaboratively, WWP staff work to find the best program or combination of programs to fit an individual’s needs.

To help more veterans who are experiencing PTSD get the treatment they need to heal and move forward in their lives, many mental health providers have joined PSYPACT, which allows them to provide telehealth care outside the state(s) in which they have licensure. So far, 22 out of 50 states are part of the organization. Learn more here.

Treating PTSD in post-9/11 and other veterans is best undertaken with experts in prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy. Experts in these therapies can be found in person or via telehealth through the Warrior Care Networks. WCN providers also share their treatment models with primary care doctors and buddy system programs to expand their reach.

Two of the most researched and effective treatments for PTSD are prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy. The first involves approaching instead of avoiding traumatic memories, the second working on changing thought patterns to reduce the impact of the trauma. With the help of an experienced provider, people can be successfully treated for PTSD.

Emory Healthcare Veterans Program’s two-week PTDS Treatment intensive for post-9.11 vets is a convenient and effective means for people to get needed treatment for PTSD, TBI, depression, chronic pain, and substance abuse from home. The results are the same whether accessing care via telehealth or on site.

Most people who experience a trauma will not develop PTSD. But whether from a natural disaster, car crash, combat exposure, or sexual assault, those who develop PTSD tend to avoid dealing with the trauma’s “stuck memories” or feel unable to handle negative emotions and experiences.

The underlying goal of Wounded Warrior Project’s Independence Program is to help vets thrive back home, in their communities.

The Veterans Health Administration continues researching ways to reduce the impact of the most serious injuries U.S. troops suffered in conflicts in both Afghanistan and Iraq.