About PTSD Family Coach
PTSD Family Coach was made by the VA's National Center for PTSD with the Department of Defense's National Center for Telehealth & Technology for partners and family of someone with PTSD. It explains PTSD and its effect on families, offers ideas for encouraging a loved one into treatment, and includes tools for managing your own stress with a way to track how you are doing over time. It is free and does not need an account; VA says it cannot access or share what you enter, and the information is only as secure as your phone. One pilot randomized trial (2023, 200 veteran family members) compared it with a psychoeducation app: only about half of participants used their app, and there were no differences between the apps on caregiver burden, stress, depression or anxiety. It is a self-help tool, not therapy.