Abstract
ABSTRACT While most recovery programmes serving veterans include evidence-based treatment practices for PTSD and substance use, they overlook two essential elements of healing that are specific to the needs of veterans: restoring purpose and the capacity for trust. Simplistic definitions of recovery from trauma and substance use for veterans often describe the absence of PTSD symptoms and abstinence from substance use. A fuller and more accurate definition of recovery requires not just the absence of symptoms, but honours how a veteran has been changed by his or her experience, and includes reintegration back into his or her home community. This article will explore how the Sanctuary Model®, an evidence-supported, clinically grounded organisational intervention implemented in a residential substance use treatment programme, provides a vehicle for reshaping a trauma-organised worldview to a trauma-integrated worldview for veterans.
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