Aims: Not only directly involved in the war people, but also their families are exposed to the risk due to the mental and social effects. The present study was done to investigate the correlation between social support and social health of veterans’ wives.

Materials & Methods: The present descriptive-correlational study was done on Tehran psychiatric veterans’ wives in 2009. Sample size was calculated 340 and stratified proportional sampling was done. A two-section questionnaire was used. The first section assessed social support and the second section assessed social health. Data analyzed by SPSS software and Kendall's Tau, gamma and regression tests.

Findings: The mean score of social support of veterans’ wives was 21.2±27.11. The mean score of social health of veterans’ wives was 12.59±16.24. There was a significant correlation between educational level and social health (p=0.05). There was a significant correlation between social support and social health of veterans’ wives (p=0.001). There was a significant correlation between each social support dimensions including emotional, informational, and instrumental and social health of veterans’ wives (p=0.001). No significant correlation was observed between veterans’ wives age and their social health.   

Conclusion: Higher the level of social support of veterans’ wives higher the social health of them. Family is the most important social support source for veterans’ wives.