Partial Hospitalization Program
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) in Prescott, Arizona
Most of the day in treatment. Home every night. Our Partial Hospitalization Program is the most structured care we offer: counseling, group, and ceremony filling your day, in a Native owned program that treats you as a relative.
PHP is the highest level of outpatient addiction treatment. You spend most of the day in treatment on several days each week and go home at night.
It fits when weekly counseling is too little and you want the structure of a full treatment day while staying close to home and family.
We answer your call 24 hours a day.
Weekly counseling is too little. Your days need structure.
You have tried to cut back or quit and could not hold it. The empty hours are where it goes wrong. You need a full day of support and you still want to sleep at home. Treatment should feel like coming home to your people.
You Are Not Walking This Alone
We know the long empty hours are where it goes wrong. PHP fills those hours with people who understand.
- Native owned and operated, with ceremony and counseling in one place
- Licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services (OTC20145)
- AHCCCS accepted. Confirmed IHS PRC provider for the Nashville Area
- Ceremony and clinical care in one program, in Prescott, Arizona
Is PHP Right for Me?
- You have tried to cut back or quit and could not hold it on your own
- Your days need structure to stay away from drinking or using
- Your mental health and your substance use are tangled together and need care at the same time
- You have a safe place to sleep at night
- You want ceremony and culture in your treatment, every day
What Does a PHP Day Look Like?
Your exact schedule is set at your assessment. A day usually holds all of these.
- MorningSmudge and a check in with your circle. Then group: relapse prevention, coping skills, and the hard conversations.
- MiddayA meal at the table with your relatives. Food sovereignty and the garden are part of the work here.
- AfternoonIndividual counseling, trauma therapy or EMDR when it fits, and cultural work: drum, traditional arts, talking circle, and sweat lodge on scheduled days.
- EveningYou go home. You practice what you learned where life actually happens, then bring it back to group.
What Happens When I Step Down to IOP?
As you get steady, your counselor and you decide together when to step down to our Intensive Outpatient Program. Fewer hours, same team, same circle. Nobody gets dropped off a cliff.
Before you finish, you leave with a plan you helped write, built with your family and, with your consent, your tribal or referring office.
AHCCCS
Accepted. How AHCCCS covers treatment.
IHS Purchased/Referred Care
IHS PRC may pay when your service unit authorizes care first. How PRC works.
Tribal funding
Some tribes pay for treatment directly. Ask your tribe, or have them call us.
Private pay and other insurance
Private pay is available. Tell us about other coverage on the first call and we check it.
What Are My Next Steps?
Simple on purpose. We carry most of the middle one.
- Call (928) 531-1930Any hour. You, a family member, a case manager, or a probation officer can make the call.
- We sort out coverageAHCCCS, IHS PRC, tribal funding, or private pay. Admissions handles the paperwork with you and gives you a start date.
- Start with your peopleYour first day: assessment, a meal at the table, and a plan you help write. See what the first days look like.
If nothing changes
Long empty days are where relapse lives. Without structure, the next drink or the next use is waiting in the same place it always was.
What it can look like instead
Full days with purpose: group, counseling, the garden, the drum. Evenings at home with something solid under your feet. Then a step down to IOP when you are steady.
Questions People Ask
What is a partial hospitalization program for addiction?
A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is the most structured level of outpatient addiction treatment. You spend most of the day in treatment on several days each week and go home each night.
How many hours a day is PHP?
Your schedule is set at your assessment. In general, adult PHP programs follow the ASAM Level 2.5 standard of at least 20 hours of treatment each week. Call (928) 531-1930 for the current Thundermaker schedule.
What is the difference between PHP and IOP?
PHP fills most of the treatment day on several days each week. IOP meets for fewer hours each week so you can keep up with work, school, or family. Many relatives start in PHP and step down to IOP.
Does AHCCCS cover PHP?
Yes. Thundermaker accepts AHCCCS for PHP. Admissions confirms your plan's benefits on the first call.
Does IHS pay for PHP?
IHS Purchased/Referred Care may pay for PHP when your service unit's PRC office authorizes it before care begins.
Do I sleep at Thundermaker during PHP?
No. PHP is outpatient. You go home each night. If you are coming from out of state, call and we will talk through your options for the length of the program.
Ready for a Full Treatment Day?
One call and you will know whether PHP fits, what your coverage needs, and the earliest date you could start.