Presented in partnership with the Minnesota Veteran Treatment Court, the Challenge America Music Therapy Retreat retreat leverages technology, the healing power of music, and best practices from trauma-informed therapy to help Veterans cope with the diagnosis or symptoms of PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma. Facilitated by a Board-Certified Challenge America Music Therapist in collaboration with Challenge America’s roster of professional Songwriters, the retreat connects Veterans to music, themselves, and to one another.

Veteran participants benefit from:

• Evidence-based music therapy techniques presented by a board-certified Music Therapist

• Songwriting strategies to reframe trauma from their military experience

• Lasting relationships that interrupt the vicious cycle of isolation

• A guitar to turn to in times of darkness for comfort and to express emotions

• Access to resources, including the Challenge America Veteran Arts Community (CAVARTS), the Military Sisterhood Initiative (MSI), & our growing library of free video tutorials on guitar, songwriting, & mindfulness lessons

• A renewed sense of hope, belonging & purpose

This program requires a referral from a provider in the Minnesota Veteran Treatment Court system. For more information on the program, please visit our Music Therapy page.