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Community Circles of Support for Veterans' Families
Community Circles of Support for Veterans' Families
Creation of CCSVF was underwritten by The Walmart Foundation. Demonstration sites are funded by Welcome Back Veterans, an initiative funded by Major League Baseball and the McCormick Foundation.
Community Circles of Support for Veterans’ Families is an innovative educational and mental health initiative for veterans’ families. This program fills a major gap in services by addressing the psycho-educational, emotional, and support needs of veterans’ families.
The key components of this project include:
- Specialized Group Intervention
This Group Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy pairs the returning war fighter with a parent, sibling or romantic partner to enhance relationships mitigating the impact of PTSD & TBI.
- Peer-to-Peer Support Network
Providing space for community building, mutual support between veterans and families, and referrals for additional services/opportunities.
- Service Provider Trainings
Educating providers on specific service needs of veterans and their families, training providers in specialized interventions, assessment tools, and trauma-informed service provision, providing consultation regarding specialized group intervention, and providing additional trainings on-site and via web-based mechanisms.
- Community Awareness Campaign
Educating the broader community on the experiences of veterans and their families and creating an integrated, community-wide network of support for veterans and their families.
Community Circles of Support for Veterans’ Families is an integrated, community-based program, which ensures that the community is able to address the many needs of returning veterans and their families.
Recent News
November 3, 2009: Risa Greendlinger participated in a poster session at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Veteran Summit. Read the press release.
New Publication: Understanding the Experience of Military Families and Their Returning War Fighters: Military Literature and Resource Review.
Learn More
For More Information
Risa Greendlinger, Project Director & Market Leader
617-964-3834 x 216, risa.greendlinger@familyhomelessness.org