First Responders First: "Saving Lives, to Save More Lives":

Positive Connections Radio visits First Responders First, Episode 24.Join me on location with James "Kansas" Cafferty and members of a new residential program exclusive only to First Responders seeking help with mental health issues. Meet Austin Gillespie-Director of Admissions and Care Vaughan-Director of Outreach and Public Relations.Our mission at First Responders First is to provide unsurpassed top-quality medical, psychological and emotional care in a safe confidential environment to all First Responders, thus resulting in the restoration of careers, relationships and their lives.Located in the breathtaking mountains of the Angeles National Forest, First Responders First is an 1100-acre executive state-of-the-art substance and alcohol abuse treatment program created exclusively to serve First Responders. This one-of-a-kind, first in the nation recovery center, focuses specifically on trauma-related issues (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress, and Adjustment Disorder) as well as other mental health challenges that tie directly to the addictive process. We also offer a complete detoxification program.Client confidentiality is protected by the law under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which our treatment center is legally mandated to follow. Your information is confidential during your intake and stay with First Responders First, unless you give consent to release or it is authorized under qualifying regulations.Our top-quality medical care is of priority at First Responders First. Our outstanding medical director, Joshua Flatow M.D. (board certified psychiatrist), leads our team of highly-credentialed compassionate clinicians. Upon arrival, each First Responder will receive a complete medical examination and evaluation as well as an individualized plan of treatment, and then the healing begins.WWW.FirstRespondersFirst.comwww.mhnrnetwork.comwww.positiveconnectionsradio.com