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Intensive Clinical Program

Veterans and their Families get up to 2 years of treatment in just 2 weeks through the Intensive Clinical Program

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What is the Intensive Clinical Program?

The Intensive Clinical Program (ICP) is an outpatient treatment program designed to treat Veterans and their Family Members who are struggling with invisible wounds with up to two years of treatment in a two-week program, combining evidence-based therapy with complementary and alternative medicine.

The ICP is located at the Home Base National Center of Excellence in Charlestown, MA, staffed by experts and innovators in military mental health and wellness through a partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital.  Home Base utilizes a peer support model, allowing Veterans, Service Members and Military Families to connect with high-level peer support throughout their participation in the program.

 

About the Program

The program provides participants with:
  • Comprehensive Evaluation
  • Daily Individual Treatment
  • Therapy Skills Groups
  • Stress Reduction & Resiliency
  • Support & Education for a Loved One
  • Recreational Activities
  • Medication Management

  • Program Cost

    Offered at no cost to the participant (travel, meals, care and support are provided)

  • Eligibility

    Veterans of all eras, active duty Service Members, National Guard members and Reserve members, regardless of discharge status

  • Area of Service

    National and international

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This program treats  ...

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    PTSD develops after a person has been directly exposed to, witnessed or heard about a traumatic event, and involves a threat of severe bodily harm or loss of life to themselves or others.

  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

    TBI occurs when a person experiences a head injury or concussion and has felt dazed and confused, had “their bell rung” or been knocked unconscious.

  • Military Sexual Trauma (MST)

    MST refers to experiences of sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment while on federal active duty, active duty for training or inactive duty training.

  • Co-Occurring Challenges

    Co-occurring challenges include major depressive disorder (depression) and generalized anxiety disorder (anxiety). Depression negatively affects how you feel, think and act. It can cause feelings of sadness and a loss of interest in activities; lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems; and decrease your ability to function at work and at home. Anxiety is characterized by long-lasting, excessive worry about life issues and day-to-day life. People experiencing anxiety often find it difficult to relax and have an inability to stop worrying, even in the absence of major life stress.

Want to Participate?

  • Step 1

    Click the Get Care button or call 617-724-5202

    to be connected to a member of our care team.

  • Step 2

    A member of our care team will follow up to discuss your specific needs and establish next steps

    to help develop an effective treatment plan that meets each individual’s needs.

  • Step 3

    After a treatment plan has been established, you will attend the two-week ICP at no cost to you or your family

    to get help overcoming the effects of invisible wounds and successfully return to family life, work, school and community.

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