ARTS – Peer I

About ARTS – Peer I – Denver, Colorado

Peer 1 is a residential treatment program at Addiction Research and Treatment Services, also called ARTS. They provide comprehensive mental health and addiction care, community mental health, and diversion services for male adults in Denver, Colorado. Their program operates under the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and includes medication assisted treatment and residential treatment. Specialized services are available for clients in the criminal justice system and clients with co-occurring conditions.

Before beginning residential treatment, you’ll complete personalized assessments to help providers understand their needs. Assessments help to identify symptoms of substance use disorders and/or co-occurring mental health conditions, like depression. Therapeutic modalities in the Peer 1 program include individual counseling, motivational interviewing, group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and medication assisted therapies.

One of the treatments available in the peer program involves the use of FDA-approved addiction medication in combination with counseling for the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorders. This is considered the gold standard of treatment for opioid addiction.

The residential treatment program at ARTS addresses substance use and mental health disorders in three distinct stages, using evidence-based practices. Phase 1 involves orientation, assessment, treatment planning, motivation counseling, and an introduction to program philosophy, which takes around 30 days. Phase 2 lasts four to six months and focuses on your skill development, peer support groups, strengthening pro-social skills, in-house job assignments, job searching and employment, and healthy support systems. Phase 3 is the transitional phase and involves resocialization through ongoing skills training, increased community contact, employment placement and monitoring, and money management.

Upon completion of the Peer program, participants are eligible to participate in the ARTS Outpatient Therapeutic Community for one year.

They accept Medicaid, commercial insurance, and self-pay, with sliding scale payments and financial aid available. Verify your coverage with your individual provider as out of network benefits may vary.

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