Outcomes of Participation in the REACH Multifamily Group Program for Veterans With PTSD and Their Families

Multifamily group approaches (such as REACH: Reaching out to Education and Assist Caring, Healthy Families) to care for Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are both critical and effective, as they involve family members who are also affected by and affect treatment outcomes. Veterans and family members who participated in REACH have shown improvements over time via self-reported measurements on areas including relationship satisfaction, social support, depression, and anxiety.