THRIVE: Helping Veterans and employees find happiness

Veterans and employees alike are finding happiness through health care thanks to the Transforming Health and Resilience through Integration of Values-based Experience (THRIVE), which has been adopted at 60 VA medical centers to date.

THRIVE is a clinical program that was developed at VA for Veterans and staff members alike. THRIVE aims to bring happiness to health care through the delivery of transformational workshops. The multi-faceted clinical program applies evidence-based principles, including positive psychology, Whole Health, motivational interviewing, and acceptance and commitment therapy concepts.

How does THRIVE work?

Unlike traditional reactive health care approaches, THRIVE proactively guides Veterans and VA employees through a series of clinical workshops. These workshops explore their sense of purpose, self-esteem, whole-health and life satisfaction.