Overview

This phase consists of five (5) treatment days. During this phase, we establish your care needs, conduct initial assessments, discuss your treatment program and ensure you settle into your new environment with ease, comfort and security.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are early life experiences of abuse and neglect, and observed violence, among others. For military veterans, both ACEs and combat exposure are associated with mental health problems. Fifty-nine percent of female and 39% of male veterans reported exposure to 1 ACE, whereas 44% of female and 25% of male veterans were exposed to multiple ACEs (NIH Psychol Trauma, 2020). This phase examines the relationship between ACEs and combat exposure, and its impact on current mental health.

You’ll be introduced to our one-of-a-kind, evidence-based 10-Step program that is uniquely targeted to our military community. This material is both developed by and intended distinctly for our military and veteran communities. While this course is spiritually-based, it is not about God, or making you believe in God – or even Christianity. It is about how you can move forward in life after traumatic experiences and become equipped to deal with your life in a positive and empowered way, and most importantly, begin to heal and live a fuller, happier, more optimal life, free of the past and excited about the future.

Safe & Sound believes that family members should be embedded in the therapy process because PTSD has a profound impact on the family. Social support created by family encouragement is important for posttraumatic stress GROWTH as it cultivates positive subjective norms for therapy and helps to influence veteran perceptions about the value of treatment. Therefore, we engage family members at this phase of treatment, and to the extent desired by the patient and family member.

As your near program graduation, your SVI Care Team will begin to prepare you for the next steps in your recovery path. We know the first few months of postcare transition is critical for servicemembers and veterans. Upon graduation from the “Veterans Six” program, you’ll officially earn the title, “Stalwart Veteran” and be enrolled in our SVI Care Team. SVI provides seamless mental health resources to all eligible “Stalwart Veterans” prior to, and for at least six (6) months after their discharge from “Veterans Six.” We are partnered with the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Service Organizations, state agencies, and community organizations to make sure you have the right resources and the support you need, whenever and wherever you need it.