Online PTSD Resources: Vets Prevail
Dec 21 2011
Vets Prevail is an innovative new online mental health tool that is tailored specifically to today’s veterans, helping ease transition to life after military service and tackle post deployment re-adjustment challenges.
Employing cutting edge technology, the program creates engagement through dynamically tailored interactions. The core content is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the standard of care for treatment of symptoms related to PTSD and depression. The program incorporates interactive multimedia e-learning lessons, peer support, diagnostic self-assessments, and proprietary software for scheduling and tracking user activities, thoughts, and feelings.
Vets Prevail was founded by veterans and developed over a period of 18 months through the collaboration of mental health researchers and clinicians at top universities and hospitals with the backing of the National Science Foundation and The McCormick Foundation.
Read the NY Times story on Vets Prevail from last year, and follow the story of Cpl. Ricoh Danielson, who was encouraged to get the treatment he needed after finding Vets Prevail online: Veterans Reaching Out For Help Online.
