Starting mental health treatment is a courageous step, and at First Light Recovery, we honor that bravery by offering professional, compassionate care 24/7 for Oceanside, CA residents. Our residential mental health program provides a safe and supportive environment for focused recovery. We address not just symptoms but the deeper causes of mental health challenges. Using evidence-based therapies, our team helps patients achieve meaningful, lasting progress.
Each year, millions of adults face mental health struggles, highlighting the critical need for top-tier care. At First Light Recovery, we offer a comprehensive program designed to exceed expectations, fostering recovery, personal growth, and sustainable results.
Severe mental health challenges can significantly impact daily life, making work, relationships, and self-care feel unmanageable. At First Light Recovery, we understand that mental health conditions often require dedicated, expert care.
Our residential program offers a focused, supportive environment where patients receive individualized care plans and ongoing guidance to regain stability and confidence.
During your stay, you will:
Recovery starts with understanding and addressing the underlying causes of mental health struggles. You don’t have to face this journey alone—help is just a call away.
Comprehensive mental health services
Collaboration with major insurance providers
High ratings and professional certifications
Tailored treatment plans
Full confidentiality throughout your care
Residential treatment at First Light Recovery provides a distraction-free environment where you can fully focus on healing. With 24/7 access to licensed professionals, we ensure constant support and care. This immersive approach empowers patients to work through challenges and build a foundation for lasting recovery.
Our therapies, including CBT, DBT, and group counseling, are offered in a welcoming community setting. Nestled in a peaceful location near Oceanside, CA, our program fosters connection and healing. Every individual deserves the chance to overcome mental health struggles, and we are here to help.
Our inpatient services are tailored to individual needs, providing a place where experienced professionals offer around-the-clock guidance.
Our Program Treats Complex Mental Health Conditions, Including:
Our dedicated team supports you every step of the way.
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.
At First Light Recovery, we make exceptional care accessible by working with most major insurance providers. Our admissions team streamlines the process, ensuring you can focus on your recovery without financial stress.
Here’s what to expect during admissions:
From your first inquiry to completing your program, our team provides consistent support. Our goal is to create a safe, welcoming environment where you can focus entirely on recovery and personal growth.
Our inpatient program helps individuals manage severe mental health conditions, offering comprehensive care for anxiety, depression, PTSD, thought disorders, and more. Using evidence-based therapies like CBT and DBT, we create tailored treatment plans that support symptom stabilization and long-term recovery.
With individual therapy, group counseling, and mindfulness practices, our structured program provides continuous support from experienced professionals, including psychiatrists and therapists. Located near Oceanside, CA, our facility offers a serene setting where patients can focus on healing and rediscovering a balanced, fulfilling life. Call today to take the first step toward recovery.
Our program’s length can vary depending on the individual’s needs. We typically recommend a stay of a few weeks to a few months, but we’re flexible and will adjust this based on your progress and treatment goals.
Yes, we do. We accept most insurance providers for our Inpatient Mental Health Program. We’d recommend getting in touch with us so we can help you understand your coverage and any potential out-of-pocket costs.
We’re equipped to treat a wide range of mental health conditions in our Inpatient Program. This includes depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and more. Our team of experts will work closely with you to develop a personalized treatment plan.
It’s simple. You can give us a call anytime, as we’re available 24/7. We’ll guide you through the process, answer any questions you might have, and ensure your loved one gets the compassionate care they need.
In our program, we provide comprehensive mental health services that include individual counseling, group therapies, medication management, and other supportive services designed to treat a variety of mental health disorders.
Surrounded by inviting neighborhoods and landmarks that mirror Oceanside’s commitment to wellness and outdoor enjoyment, creating a supportive setting for mental health care.
One of Oceanside’s most cherished traditions is the annual Harbor Days Festival, where residents come together to celebrate their coastal community with live music, food, and activities. Events like this reflect values of connection, unity, and support, aligning seamlessly with First Light Recovery’s dedication to fostering a nurturing environment for mental health recovery.
Oceanside also features numerous parks and recreational areas perfect for relaxation and reflection. Locations like Buccaneer Beach Park and Guajome Regional Park provide serene settings for outdoor activities that support mental wellness. These natural retreats offer opportunities for calm and personal growth.
The city is home to institutions like MiraCosta College and is near California State University San Marcos, reflecting the region’s commitment to education and personal development. This focus on growth and learning complements First Light Recovery’s mission to empower individuals on their journey to mental wellness.
Residential areas in Oceanside offer a variety of housing options, from charming beachside neighborhoods to modern suburban developments. Whether you prefer the tranquility of coastal living or the convenience of a suburban community, Oceanside provides comfort and stability, which are essential during recovery.
Nearby cities like Carlsbad, Vista, and San Marcos contribute to the region’s rich cultural and recreational offerings. Carlsbad’s renowned Flower Fields, Vista’s vibrant arts scene, and San Marcos’s hiking trails enhance the supportive and diverse environment Oceanside provides, making it a place where healing and growth thrive.
Start on I-5 North:
Take Exit 81 for Camino Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano:
Turn right onto Camino Capistrano:
This drive typically takes about 45-55 minutes, depending on traffic conditions. Checking real-time traffic updates is recommended to ensure the smoothest route. Safe travels!
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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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.
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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