Strength in numbers: A new women's treatment program in Boston shows promise through camaraderie...

Good to see the VA reaching out to women veterans having problems. This program sounds much like the PTSD program I went through. The PTSD program was six months, but this program sounds like is what is needed for female to female veterans. I'm sure they feel more comfortable than in a mixed male, female group setting.

At the Boston VA they’re trying something a little different to help women Veterans. It’s called togetherness. Lots of it.

“We provide a place for them to come and be with other women who have been through similar experiences,” said Dr. Sharon Baker, a clinical psychologist who oversees the Women’s Integrated Treatment and Recovery Program at the Boston VA’s Brockton Campus. “They’re together all day. We have a full kitchen here, so they can all make their meals in there if they want to. They cook together, they eat together. These women are basically living together for 10 weeks. It’s the power of the group and it’s the core of our program. The whole point of group therapy is to feel connected to others, to feel respected, to not feel like you’re being judged.”