STEP-Home

For groups starting in May. Do you know a Veteran who has gotten out of the service in the last 3 years and needs support in transitioning home? STEP-Home offers Veterans an opportunity to join other Veterans in a specially designed workshop focused on military to civilian reintegration difficulties with work and school, memory and concentration, anger and irritability, mental health support, and relationships. Weekly meetings are VIRTUAL and open to Veterans throughout the United States. Earn up to $100 for participating. Call or text 617.390.6516 or click here for more information https://varedcap.rcp.vaec.va.gov/redcap/surveys/?s=MAA8JYR3EW9WD9PC

Visit TRACTS at the Veteran's Music Festival, Benefits and Career Fair, For Veterans, first responders and their families, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2025, Pageant Field, 1 Merrymount Pkwy, Quincy, Mass. Find out more about our program and enjoy:

• Live music
• Free food
• Job fair
• Housing info
• TRACTS information
• Parkinson's resource pavilion
• Veterans benefits and health care info

Veterans deployed in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn) face a multitude of challenges reintegrating into civilian life after military service. There is a need for evidence-based support programs to address the wide-reaching cognitive, psychological, and physical symptoms that can impede civilian reintegration. This study indicated that online, group-based, reintegration-focused interventions facilitate beneficial social connections among veterans. Veterans enrolled in STEP-Home reported learning more practical problem-solving and emotional regulation skills and were more open to accessing other Veterans Health Administration care after treatment completion than veterans in the control group. Results emphasize the opportunity for group and skills-based interventions focused on reintegration to increase social support, enhance practical emotional regulation skills, and promote Veterans Health Administration care among veterans. For the complete article, please visit: https://heartbrain.hms.harvard.edu/publication/veterans-perspectives-two-transdiagnostic-group-workshops-improve-military-civilian