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WCVB’s “Helping Veterans Heal” Televent, benefiting Home Base Wednesday , November 11, 2026
Tune into WCVB Boston News Channel 5 for the annual Helping Veterans Heal Televent on November 11, 2026, starting at 4:30 am.
This inspiring event highlights the work and mission of Home Base, including moving participant testimonials, inspiring stories, and more! Click to see highlights from the 2025 event and be sure to tune in this November 11th to help Veterans and Families get the care they need and deserve, all at no cost to them.
Home Base has served more than 65,000 Veterans and their Family Members and trained over 85,000 clinicians across the nation, and we remain at the forefront of discovering new treatments to ensure a brighter future for 21st century Warriors and their Families
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Home Base FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Home Base? What does Home Base do?
Home Base is a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program dedicated to healing the invisible wounds for Veterans, Service Members, Military Families, and Families of the Fallen. We offer world-class clinical care, wellness-based programs, education, and research to develop new treatments.
Who does Home Base serve?
Veterans of all eras, Service Members, and their Families - regardless of their discharge status or their ability to pay.
How many people has Home Base helped so far?
To date, Home Base has served more than 65,000 Veterans, Service Members, Families and Families of the Fallen with care and support and trained more than 85,000 clinicians, community members and first responders nationally in best practices for identifying, assisting, and treating symptoms associated with the invisible wounds.
What are the Invisible Wounds of War?
The invisible wounds encompass several conditions related to military service, such as post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression, co-occurring substance use disorder, family relationship challenges and other issues associated with military service.
Why are the Invisible Wounds of War something to be worried about?
In the Post-9/11 era, nearly 3 million warriors have deployed to support military operations, often deploying multiple times and for extended periods of time. Some of our Veterans and Service Members who return home face challenges as they separate from service and transition back into civilian life. 1 in 3 of our post-9/11 Veterans have an invisible wound such as post-traumatic stress or traumatic brain injury, this affects close to a million people.
Does Home Base treat Veterans who have physical injuries?
Home Base focuses on mental health, brain injury and wellness challenges. Often
these can occur in people who have sustained visible, physical injuries, but they also
manifest in many people who have no visible physical injuries at all. We work closely with our colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital to refer extensive clinical care for visible, physical injuries.
Does Home Base treat Veterans with substance use disorders?
In 2019, Home Base
launched the SOAR program, an outpatient recovery program for substance use and
co-occurring mental health conditions. Home Base also has special programs designed to educate family members on their
Veterans’ substance use disorder and how to get them into care.
How are the Red Sox involved with Home Base?
The Red Sox Foundation is one of the founding partners of Home Base. They support the organization through philanthropy, major community fundraising events like the annual Run to Home Base, volunteerism, community awareness through NESN and through the programs like Warrior Health and Fitness that utilizes the Red Sox’s Strength and Conditioning coaches to lead fitness courses for Veterans, Service Members and Military Families
