▁Magazine ▁story ▁that ▁month ▁featured ▁a ▁PA IR S ▁iPhone ▁App ▁and ▁question ed , ▁" Can ▁an ▁iPhone ▁App ▁Save ▁Your ▁Mar riage ?" ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁V eter ans ▁Health ▁Administration ▁featured ▁PA IR S ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁about ▁helping ▁V eter ans ▁strength en ▁" the ir ▁most ▁significant ▁relationships ": ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁is ▁trying ▁a ▁new ▁path ▁to ▁car ing ▁for ▁and ▁he aling ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁wounded ▁V eter ans . ▁Now , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁repair ing ▁their ▁dam aged ▁bodies ▁and ▁minds , ▁V A ▁is ▁going ▁one ▁step ▁further ▁and ▁helping ▁to ▁repair ▁their ▁cr umb ling ▁int imate ▁relationships . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁PA IR S ▁Foundation ' s ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁V A ▁Health care ▁System ▁was ▁recognized ▁with ▁the ▁" Sp irit ▁of ▁Planet ree ▁Award " ▁for ▁the ▁program ' s ▁impact ▁strength ening ▁relationships ▁between ▁" family , ▁friends ▁and ▁social ▁supports ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁component ▁of ▁patient - center ed ▁care ." ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁joint ▁effort ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁Pat ient - Center ed ▁Care ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Trans formation ▁In iti ative , ▁PA IR S ▁Foundation ▁published ▁the ▁PA IR S ▁Ess entials ▁V A ▁Program ▁Support ▁Guide ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁V