PAIRS WARRIOR TO SOUL MATE PROGRAM

The VA Chaplaincy’s PAIRS Warrior to Soul Mate (W2SM) program aims to quickly enhance wellness by strengthening Veterans' relationships with significant others. This intensive, evidence-based group training program focuses on building the key skills needed for healthy, happy, and resilient relationships.

By inviting Veterans to include their spouses, partners, caregivers, and children in the W2SM training, families can increase self-awareness, develop skills for maintaining enjoyable intimate relationships, reduce anxiety and conflict, increase intimacy and affection, and improve relationship cohesion.

As a result, Veteran families can more effectively address common issues that contribute to Veteran suicide, homelessness, and opioid abuse by fostering stronger connections with family, friends, and social supports.

"I have enjoyed the opportunity to serve our Veterans through this program and found it to be very valuable. The program has been a tremendous resource for Veterans going back to the beginning of OIF/OEF and had a huge impact on those struggling with the aftermath of war, particularly two wars going on at the same time. I saw Veterans who came in with this program as a last resort before ending their marriage but leaving the weekend a new couple. Here at CAVHCS, we have had the opportunity of hosting this program 3 to 4 times a year by way of overnight retreats. As a result, the program has increased opportunities for clinical teamwork and improved crucial hospital metrics."

John Bailey, MDIV, BCC

Chief, Chaplain Service

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System

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Strengthening Veteran Relationships

An Analysis found that implementing Warrior to Soul Mate had a significant, positive budget impact, achieving a greater than 30% ROI through:

Decreased emergency room days,
Decreased psychological visits,
Decreased chaplaincy visits,
Decreased medication costs,
Decreased inpatient psychiatric admits,
Decreased suicide flags.

To locate a program near you, contact the Chaplaincy Department at your local VA Medical Center. You'll find contact information here.

More Than 99% of Graduates Recommend Warrior to Soul Mate

“This program may have saved my marriage & family where there was no light, There is light now. Thank you, God Bless.”

Warrior to Soul Mate Graduate

“These skills will be useful for the rest of my life ... Highly recommended to all people in relationships - especially vets!”

Warrior to Soul Mate Graduate

“Why wasn’t I taught this years ago? It would have saved me years of headaches and heartache.”

Warrior to Soul Mate Graduate

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W2SM

Priorities

Addressing Urgent Priorities

This is not an official website of the U.S. Government. This website is maintained by PAIRS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is responsible for worldwide marketing, distribution and support of PAIRS copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual properties.

The Warrior to Soul Mate program is supported by the PAIRS Essentials: Warrior to Soul Mate Edition curriculum. It does not suggest, imply or endorse PAIRS as the only, best or exclusive provider of such materials for the Veterans Health Administration. The information on this website does not imply or regulate in any way how VA facilities should conduct relationship education as a proactive, preventative medical treatment and/or education venture.

Warrior to Soul Mate classes are provided through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under Government Contract No. 36C10G18P0009. This material may be reproduced and used by the Government with the express limitation that they will not, without written permission of the Contractor, be modified, abbreviated, excerpted, or disclosed outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, except that authorized facilitators employed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs may disclose this material in the delivery of Warrior to Soul Mate classes to Veterans and their family members provided that the Government makes such disclosure subject to prohibition against further use and disclosure.

In no way is the information provided in this website intended to be prescriptive of an official VA policy.

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