SUPPORT THE ROAD HOME PROGRAM

We provide mental health care to veterans, service members and families in need. To make an ongoing gift or a tribute donation, contact Michelle Boardman, director of auxiliary groups, at (312) 942-6884 or michelle_a_boardman@rush.edu.

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PTSD and substance abuse are co-morbid conditions that frequently deny veterans acceptance into treatment programs. We developed a special track to our IOP that equips at-risk individuals with skills to understand triggers, manage urges and adopt coping strategies. Early results are promising and consistent. Participants in this modified curriculum finish with outcomes that are equivalent to other IOP participants.

Predicting success for the hard to treat

Since 2016, 68 postdoctoral fellows in psychology, social work interns, resident physicians in psychiatry and medical students have trained at the Road Home Program. Our team leads the nation in efforts to educate care providers on the latest evidence-based treatment of military sexual trauma and our Effingham team trains mental health professionals across Illinois to help ease the mental health care desert in rural America.

RESILIENCY. HOPE. PURPOSE.

123

clinical visits per month for spouses, children, other family members and friends.

288

veterans and service members from all 50 states are accepted into the IOP each year.

95%

of IOP graduates report a sustained reduction in the symptoms of PTSD one year later.

99%

of IOP graduates strongly recommend the IOP to fellow veterans and service members.