We are proud to offer free services for Military Veterans & their dependents.

STEPS With Horses provides counseling services free of charge to military clients. This grant-funded program allows eligible clients to receive a minimum of 16 equine-assisted counseling sessions​ with proof of military service and other required documentation. Examples of qualifying clients include:

Veterans

All Veterans (meaning those who are no longer in the military) and their family members. Even if the Veteran is deceased, all family members of the deceased Veteran who may have been impacted by military service qualify.

Active duty service members

Active duty services members (meaning those working full-time in the military regardless of branch or component; e.g., Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Air Force, Air National Guard, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, Navy, Navy Reserve, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, etc.) and their families who have been deployed during a military conflict (e.g., Operation New Dawn [OND], Operation Iraqi Freedom [OIF], Operation Enduring Freedom [OEF], etc.) qualify.

Reservists

Reservists service members (meaning those who work part-time, one weekend per month + two weeks per year; i.e., Army National Guard, Army Reserve,  Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve) and their families qualify.​

Family members & dependents

Family members of Veterans and Reservists qualify as well as family members of Active Duty Service Members who have been deployed during a military conflict.

Generously funded by

William Dean Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veterans and their families. For more information, visit www.tvc.texas.gov.

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Here are the facts...​

• 20 veterans die by suicide each day
• 1 out of 3 returning veterans experience major depression, posttraumatic stress, and/or ​probable traumatic brain injury
•  Rates of PTSD in veterans range from 5%-30% depending on the war theater
•  Veterans with posttraumatic stress may experience:
  • Substance abuse
  • Other psychiatric conditions
  • Homelessness
  • Poorer physical health and higher mortality
  • Employment and educational dissatisfaction​​ ​
• Veterans’ families may experience higher rates of:
  • Family members’ secondary trauma
  • Partner violence and child abuse​

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Our staff is trained and experienced in working with military families including children, adolescents, and adults.​ 
We can address a variety of concerns including but not limited to:

• Posttraumatic stress
• Depression and other mood disorders
• Reintegration
• Traumatic brain injury
• Anxiety
• Anger management
• Child behavior issues
• Relationship and family concern 

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Who Else We Serve

North Texas Community Members

At-Risk Youths