AM Health Care’s first responder program provides addiction and mental health treatment designed with the specific culture, experiences, and needs of first responders in mind — including the particular barriers to treatment that can keep people stuck longer than they need to be.
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Referral Information →We operate a dedicated men’s facility, ensuring a secure and affirming environment where participants can focus on recovery, prioritizing both comfort and privacy as you heal from stressors and other difficult things you have gone through.
Our approach integrates physical, emotional, and behavioral health treatments. We utilize sensory modulation therapy, a technique that employs sensory experiences to help manage stress and emotional responses. Coupled with other evidence-based treatment modalities, these treatment options enhance overall well-being and resilience for a comprehensive approach to healing.
Recognizing the crucial role of family support in recovery, our treatment program includes initiatives to involve and support family members, fostering a supportive healing environment for both participants and their loved ones. This can include family therapy sessions and other specialized support that is tailored to your unique needs.
To ensure that you can focus fully on your healing and recovery, our dedicated team is here to assist you in navigating the process of applying for Short-Term Disability and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) benefits.
We also work with family members of first responders, who carry their own burdens navigating a family member’s career in public safety — the unpredictability, the shift work, the behavioral changes that come home after traumatic shifts.
The most common mental health condition among first responders. Repeated exposure to trauma — mass casualties, violent crime, pediatric emergencies — creates cumulative psychological burden that often goes unaddressed until it becomes disabling.
Alcohol is the most common substance of misuse in first responder populations. Opioid and benzodiazepine misuse also occur, often beginning with legitimate prescriptions for pain or anxiety.
Frequently co-occurring with PTSD and substance use, and often driven by the same occupational stressors.
Shift work, hypervigilance, and PTSD-related sleep disruption are pervasive and compound other mental health and substance use issues.
The psychological damage that comes from participating in, witnessing, or failing to prevent events that violate one’s moral code — a specific form of distress that is common among first responders and requires clinical attention distinct from PTSD.
In our mental health and addiction treatment program for first responders, we use a variety of evidence-based treatments to address the wide range of mental health concerns that first responders face. In both individual therapy and group therapy sessions, some of the treatment modalities that we use include:
Key elements of our clinical approach also include:
For clients who need intensive, structured daily treatment. Our partial hospitalization program meets five days per week, six to eight hours per day, and includes the full range of individual therapy, group programming, and clinical support.
A part-time level of structured treatment appropriate for clients managing work or family responsibilities alongside recovery. Our intensive outpatient program meets three to five days per week.
Individual therapy, psychiatric services, and medication management for clients who are stable and need ongoing support at a lower level of intensity.
Our clinical team will help determine the right level of care during the admissions process based on where you are clinically, your work situation, and your support environment.
Submit your insurance information for a verification of benefits so we can give you proper information on treatment options.
Our admissions team will guide you through the process, ensuring a personalized treatment plan and preparing you for your arrival.
We accept most major insurance providers at AM Healthcare and After Action. Verifying your insurance helps us quickly and accurately inform you of your treatment options.
Verify BenefitsIf you don’t have insurance, call us at 866-806-8142 to speak to our admissions team.
Behavioral health treatment is protected under federal confidentiality laws, including 42 CFR Part 2 for substance use disorder treatment. We cannot disclose that you are in treatment without your written authorization, except in very specific circumstances required by law. Our clinical team can walk you through exactly what those protections mean in your situation during the admissions conversation.
Yes. Veterans dealing with PTSD, substance use, depression, and the transition challenges of returning from service are part of the population our first responder program serves. We are not a VA-affiliated program, but we accept many private insurance plans and can work with you on payment options. Call us to discuss your specific situation.
Group composition varies. We have peer-specific groups within our first responder program, but general group programming includes other clients as well. In our experience, the skills and principles covered in group therapy — relapse prevention, emotional regulation, communication — are universal, and many first responders find value in hearing perspectives from outside their occupational world. We’ll discuss group structure with you during admissions.
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