FREE services for Military Clients!

STEPS is proud to be a partner with Recovery Resource Council and other local agencies in order to provide services free of charge under the Texas Veterans + Family Alliance grant. Under the this grant, eligible clients may receive a minimum of 16 equine assisted counseling sessions free of charge with proof of military service. The following types of clients may qualify:

• 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., regular army, army national guard, army reserves, regular air force, air national guard, regular marine corps, marine corps reserves, 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 reserves, air national guard, air force reserve, marine corps reserve, and coast guard reserve) and their families qualify.
• Family Members: 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.

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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​

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• Veterans’ families may experience higher rates of:
  • Family members’ secondary trauma
  • Partner violence and child abuse​

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How STEPS Can Help Military Clients

• Our goal is to provide services free of charge to military service members and/or their spouses and children.

• We strongly believe in providing support not only for the service member but for the entire family unit. Therefore, our services will also be available to military spouses and children (including surviving dependents).

 

• Our staff is trained and experienced in working with military families.

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• 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

At-Risk Youths

Others with mental health needs