In this Digital Healthcare article, Ryan Wade, MD, Medical Director at Freedom Institute discusses the use of artificial intelligence in mental healthcare, discussing instances where it adds value and areas where it falls short.

On Thursday, June 22, Freedom Institute hosted an open house officially marking our partnership with Silver Hill Hospital.

Alcoholism, addiction, substance use disorders…whatever name you call it, it is a disease of isolation. At Freedom Institute, we say that connection is the best prevention and there is power in knowing you are not alone.

Finding the help you need for yourself, a loved one or a client should not be the hard part. Freedom Institute is here to guide you.

Compassion Fatigue is a buzzword these days. But is it Compassion Fatigue or Empathic Distress? How can you tell the difference, and does it really matter? Our Clinical Director, April Tully, LCSW, explains more.

Sir Anthony Hopkins celebrates 47 years of sobriety and an inspirational New Year’s message: “Be kind to yourself! Don’t be ashamed. Get help.” The start of a new year is the right time to examine your relationship with substances. Our clinicians provide some guidelines to support you.

Renowned as innovators in the treatment of substance use disorders, we are now poised to treat trauma using Dialectical Behavior Treatment Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE), the latest cutting-edge version of DBT specifically created to address trauma.

The holiday season is fast approaching. Office parties, holiday gatherings, and family events can be a cause of stress and temptation. Freedom Institute teaches the skills to prevent relapse.

Drug testing is an essential tool in recovery and both Freedom Institute’s and Veritus’ Professionals Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) require weekly random drug testing of all our clients. And there are reasons.

Seriously? You want me to draw? Art Therapy, used in combination with DBT, is one of the many unique tools that Freedom Institute uses to treat substance abuse and addiction and support long-term recovery.

Clinician burnout is real. Connection is the best prevention. If you are a mental health practitioner, we invite you to join us on July 27th to eat and connect with colleagues and learn skills to prevent burnout, and improve connections with self and clients.

A program integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); peer programming to focus on common challenges in daily professional life; and Veritus Coaching™, and designed exclusively for working professionals for confidential, secure, and convenient treatment with optimum success in recovery and at work.

Whether you are a clinician looking for services for a client or an individual looking for help for yourself or a loved one, Freedom Institute's Assessments and Treatment Consultation Are a Go-To Resource.

Our clinicians are already on a hybrid schedule and will soon be seeing clients in person again. We are currently open in-person for clients who wish to come in for their individual and family appointments contingent on meeting all health and safety guidelines.

The emotional stress of the last two years caused the number of people reporting mental health issues to skyrocket, the onslaught of substance abuse issues continues, and overdose deaths have doubled. The need for Freedom Institute’s services is greater now more than ever.

Meet Allison Nelson, LCSW, CASAC, the latest addition to our clinical team. As an Ackerman Institute-trained Family and Couples therapist, she brings the highest caliber of training and experience to her work at FI.

We talked to the experts at Freedom Institute about the skills we teach to prevent relapse and to learn more about FI’s Advanced Relapse Prevention group.

If you relapse, all is not lost. Like a lot of things, we don’t get it right the first time. Relapse is not uncommon and it doesn’t mean failure. So ask for help.

We know how important healthy, honest relationships are and that loved ones deserve support in the recovery process. Our popular Significant Other Group is a key to success.

“I’ll stop after the pandemic.” Now you can’t seem to stop. Is there a roadmap for substance use from misuse to addiction? How do we know if we have a problem?