Laura Harward, MSW, LICSW, has been at Home Base since 2015, leading the Intensive Clinical Program since 2018 and the Brain Health Program since 2025. Laura completed her B.A. in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, at Emory University in Atlanta. After working as a Research Assistant at MGH, Laura entered the MSW program at Boston University, completing internships in trauma care and college counseling, before graduating in 2015. During her first 3 years at Home Base, Laura worked as a staff social worker in the ICP, assisting patients in case management, individual therapy, and group therapy. In her current role as Director of National Clinical Programs, Laura provides oversees clinical care, staffing, and program and policy development across Home Base’s national clinical programming for Veterans, Service Members, Family Members, and Families of the Fallen.

In addition to her day-to-day clinical and administrative responsibilities, she has also been an integral member in advancing the reach of the Home Base through stakeholder engagement. Laura has worked closely with the partner organizations, such as the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), Warrior Care Network (WCN), and the Veteran’s Administration (VA) to ensure that relationships with those organizations remain strong and collaborative in order to carry out the shared missions of those entities and Home Base. Laura helps facilitate consistent referral pipelines, programming, resource connection, and additional outlets care for Home Base’s patients.

Laura has also collaborated with the development and education teams to reach new and underserved populations and mitigate barriers to getting those populations into care at Home Base, such as Native and Indigenous veterans and service members, Spanish speaking veterans and service members, Special Operators, and Women veterans and service members. Laura is committed to continuing to foster care for these communities, while continuing to grow the reach and effectiveness of the clinical care provided at Home Base.