First Light Recovery provides outstanding services designed to address both the symptoms and underlying causes of mental health issues. Our holistic approach ensures you receive the highest quality care in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Mental health challenges can often feel overwhelming, casting a shadow over your life. At First Light Recovery, our inpatient program helps you navigate through this darkness. Our team of experts is dedicated to guiding you from confusion to clarity. We offer a safe, encouraging environment focused entirely on your mental health.
What to Expect During Your Recovery
Unique Mental Health Challenges
Seeking help is a courageous step. At First Light Recovery, we support you every step of the way. Together, we will design a customized treatment plan to meet your specific needs, helping you achieve a stable and fulfilling life.
24/7 Professional Care
Top-Tier Recovery Facility
Tailored Treatment Plans
Flexible Insurance Options
CARF-Accredited Center
Caring and Supportive Staff
Our Inpatient Mental Health Program for Rancho Santa Margarita meets the highest standards, prioritizing exceptional clinical care, reigniting hope, and enhancing the quality of life. First Light Recovery is a licensed and CARF-accredited center, we offer continuous supervision and support in a serene, therapeutic setting.
Connect with First Light Recovery’s expert therapists and medical staff to experience the transformative process of our Inpatient Mental Health Program. Starting can seem daunting, but our program is designed to make you feel comfortable and anxiety-free. Imagine a sanctuary where you are supported by specialists providing continuous, personalized care. Here, you are more than just a client; you are part of a supportive community.
Our Program Addresses Various Challenges
Our inpatient mental health program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), highlighting our commitment to improving the quality of care and services offered to our residents. This accreditation reflects our dedication to ongoing enhancement and our focus on the satisfaction and well-being of those we serve in a residential environment.
Start your healing journey today at First Light Recovery. We accept a wide range of insurance plans, making the financial aspect of your care as simple as possible. Even if you don’t stay with us, we are committed to helping you find the right level of care that suits your needs. Don’t wait—begin your recovery now.
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For more detailed information about our residential mental health program and services, contact First Light Recovery.
At First Light Recovery, we foster a culture of compassion, respect, and excellence. Our dedication to mental health extends beyond traditional treatment methods, embracing innovative and holistic approaches to ensure comprehensive care. We create a supportive environment where individuals feel valued and understood, encouraging them to embark on their path to wellness confidently. Our unique approach and unwavering commitment make us a beacon of hope for those seeking mental health services in Rancho Santa Margarita.
A: You will receive 24/7 care and support from a multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists and therapists.
A: The length of stay varies based on individual needs and the severity of the condition, ranging from a few days to several weeks.
A: Comfortable clothing, personal hygiene items, and any prescribed medications.
A: Family involvement is often essential to the treatment process, and family therapy sessions and participation are encouraged.
A: Privacy laws and First Light Recovery’s policies protect your personal information and treatment details.
To get to First Light Recovery in San Juan Capistrano from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, follow these directions: Start in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: Head southwest on Santa Margarita Parkway. Merge onto I-5 South: Continue on Santa Margarita Parkway for about 4 miles. Use the right lane to take the ramp to I-5 South toward San Diego. Stay on I-5 South: Continue on I-5 South for approximately 6 miles. Take Exit 81 for Ortega Highway: Use the right lane to take Exit 81 for CA-74/Ortega Highway toward San Juan Capistrano. Turn right onto Ortega Highway (CA-74 West). Continue on Ortega Highway: Drive for about 1 mile on Ortega Highway. Turn Right onto Rancho Viejo Road: Turn right onto Rancho Viejo Road. Arrive at First Light Recovery: Continue on Rancho Viejo Road for approximately 0.5 miles. First Light Recovery will be on your left. The exact address is recommended for precise arrival. Estimated Drive Time: Approximately 15-20 minutes, depending on traffic. This route takes you from Rancho Santa Margarita through the I-5 South corridor, leading directly to San Juan Capistrano and First Light Recovery.
To get to First Light Recovery in San Juan Capistrano from Newport Beach, CA, follow these directions: Start in Newport Beach, CA: Head northeast on CA-1/Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Merge onto CA-73 South: After about 5 miles on PCH, take the ramp onto CA-73 South (Toll road). Continue on CA-73 South: Stay on CA-73 South for approximately 10 miles. Merge onto I-5 South: Use the right two lanes to merge onto I-5 South toward San Diego. Take Exit 81 for Ortega Highway: Continue on I-5 South for about 5 miles. Use the right lane to take Exit 81 for CA-74/Ortega Highway toward San Juan Capistrano. Turn right onto Ortega Highway (CA-74 West). Continue on Ortega Highway: Drive for about 1 mile on Ortega Highway. Turn Right onto Rancho Viejo Road: Turn right onto Rancho Viejo Road. Arrive at First Light Recovery: Continue on Rancho Viejo Road for approximately 0.5 miles. First Light Recovery will be on your left. The exact address is recommended for precise arrival. Estimated Drive Time: Approximately 25-30 minutes, depending on traffic. This route takes you from Newport Beach through the scenic toll road CA-73, leading directly to San Juan Capistrano and First Light Recovery.
If you’re struggling with your mental health, you don’t have to face it alone. First Light Recovery offers compassionate care, expert treatment, and a real-world approach to empower you.
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We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to