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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
First Dawn Recovery
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First Dawn accepts Tricare, TriWest, and out-of-network insurance options.
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About First Dawn Recovery
First Dawn Recovery serves veterans, military personnel, first responders, National Guard members, and reservists with a 10-bed residential program designed to treat substance use, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and mental health disorders. With a deep understanding of the distinct challenges these groups face, they provide a tailored approach that puts each client at the center of their program, giving them a sense of control over their recovery journey. With peer support and evidence-based therapies, clients build a foundation for a brighter future.
Improve Outcomes with Trauma-Informed Treatment
First Dawn Recovery’s trauma-informed treatment provides veterans, military personnel, and first responders with compassionate, specialized care. Their approach reduces stigma, prevents re-traumatization, and fosters trust by addressing trauma-related conditions with understanding and respect. With treatment that truly understands military culture, clients learn to manage triggers, rebuild relationships, and successfully reintegrate into civilian life.
Benefit from Science-Backed & Holistic Therapies
Using a variety of therapies, First Dawn Recovery empowers clients with solid strategies for recovery. Clients benefit from 3 weekly individual therapy sessions, which can include methods like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). In addition to family and group counseling, clients can explore art, music, and recreational therapy. They also learn techniques to regulate emotions, such as mindfulness, anger management, and conflict resolution.
Relax in a Comfortable, High-End Home
First Dawn Recovery’s Las Vegas accommodations provide a homelike, supportive setting for up to 10 clients at a time. Clients enjoy modern amenities, a well-appointed kitchen, private or shared bedrooms, spacious bathrooms, a pool and patio, wheelchair accessibility, and the ability to keep their cell phones.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:First Dawn accepts Tricare, TriWest, and out-of-network insurance options.
Tricare
Providing health care programs that reinforce, maintain, and sustain good health for uniformed service members, retirees, and their families globally.
Cigna
Cigna's unique history traces back to 1792, but today they offer services to 190 million customers in 30 different countries across the globe.
MHN
With 40+ years of behavioral health care experience, MHN partners with thousands of licensed practitioners and hospitals to provide quality insurance to their customers.
Aetna
One of the largest health insurance companies in the US, offering several health insurance options to individuals and businesses.
Feel Empowered by Peer Support
First Dawn Recovery emphasizes peer support to help reduce isolation and promote a sense of belonging. By connecting with peers who share similar military experiences, clients develop trust, validation, and camaraderie. Non-judgmental peer support empowers veterans with shared coping strategies and role models who inspire recovery alongside professional treatment.
Improve Mood & Energy with TMS Therapy
First Dawn Recovery offers transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive, FDA-approved treatment that uses magnetic fields to stimulate brain regions linked to mood regulation. TMS provides relief for veterans struggling with PTSD and depression, improving mood, energy, and overall quality of life.
Rebuild Resilience After Military Sexual Trauma
First Dawn Recovery’s Military Sexual Trauma (MST) track empowers veterans and military personnel to reclaim their lives from MST and co-occurring disorders. This coed program simulates real-world interactions in a controlled, therapeutic environment to help clients learn to navigate and cope with mixed-gender environments more effectively.
Find Stability in Veteran-Focused Sober Housing
Patriot House, First Dawn Recovery’s sober living residence, offers a comfortable, structured environment where clients can focus on recovery without distractions or temptations. With a strong sense of community and accountability, clients live among fellow veterans who understand their journey, providing mutual support and encouragement in early recovery.
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Center Overview
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Older Adults
Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Mild Disabilities
Adults with mild physical or intellectual disabilities receive treatment catered to their specific needs in a safe and clinically supportive environment.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Veterans
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
Treatment Focus
You can admit to this center with a primary substance use disorder or a primary mental health condition. You'll receive support each step of the way and individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis.
Treatment
Specializations
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Veterans
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
First Responders Program
Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and others join in a specific First Responders program, usually focused on trauma, grief, and work-life balance.
Treatment Services
Day Treatment
In a PHP, patients live at home but follow an intensive schedule of treatment. Most programs require you to be on-site for about 40 hours per week.
Intensive Inpatient
The highest level of care, medically managed intensive inpatient services provides 24-hour nursing and physician care.
Detox
Detox fully and safely removes toxic substances from the body, allowing the next steps in treatment to begin with a clean slate.
Intensive Outpatient Program
In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.
Licensed Primary Mental Health
Some primary care providers offer mental health diagnosis and treatment. This can prevent patients from developing more serious conditions.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
Sober Living
These structured living environments help people transition out of rehab. Residents have more freedom than they do during rehab, but still follow certain rules.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Strengths-Based
Providers using a strengths-based philosophy focus on the positive traits of their patients, creating a positive feedback loop that grows confidence.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Trauma-Specific Therapy
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Localized magnetic pulses stimulate areas of the brain to increase brain activity and reduce abnormal functions.
Mindfulness Therapy
This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Couples Counseling
Partners work to improve their communication patterns, using advice from their therapist to better their relationship and make healthy changes.
Expressive Arts
Creative processes like art, writing, or dance use inner creative desires to help boost confidence, emotional growth, and initiate change.
Conditions We Treat
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that causes hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking.
Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders destabilize the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. If untreated, they can undermine relationships and lead to severe distress.
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anger
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Chronic Relapse
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Aftercare
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Clients can bring their own pet(s)
For greater comfort and healing, pet-friendly treatment centers welcome dogs and animal companions to stay with their owners while they attend treatment.
First Responders Program
Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and others join in a specific First Responders program, usually focused on trauma, grief, and work-life balance.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Off-Site Activities
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Testimonial
I don't have an urge to drink at this point. The urge to drink will come but I am more equipped and more confident in who I am after being here. This place really is what you make it. Today I'm joyful. I laugh. I give the staff a hard time as much as I can.
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