Partial Hospitalization Program PHP in Woodland Hills Where everyone begins

A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is full-day outpatient treatment, and you sleep at home each night. It’s the most structured kind of outpatient care. Days are filled with group therapy, one-on-one sessions and medical care. The ASAM Criteria calls it Level 2.5. At Arision, it meets 9am to 3pm, Monday through Friday, in Warner Center. Every Arision client starts here.

No. Despite the name, you don’t stay overnight. Medicare’s rules describe it as a program with less than 24-hour care, outside any inpatient or live-in setting. It’s offered in place of a hospital stay for people who don’t need a bed at night. You come in for the day and go home each afternoon.

PHP gives more support each week than IOP. At Arision, both meet 9am to 3pm on weekdays. Your case manager sees you up to three times a week. In IOP, it’s once a week. Medicare defines PHP as 20 or more hours a week and IOP as 9 or more. Most people move from PHP to IOP after about 30 days.

PHP is ASAM Level 2.5. ASAM’s 2023 edition calls it high-intensity outpatient care. It sits above intensive outpatient care (Level 2.1) and below live-in residential care. ASAM, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, publishes the criteria doctors and insurers use to match people to the right level. Your level can move up or down as your needs change.

PHP stands for partial hospitalization program. In addiction care, it means a full-day treatment program that you attend on weekdays, with no overnight stay. It’s also called day treatment. At Arision, the PHP program runs 9am to 3pm, Monday through Friday.

They’re very close, and many people use the names the same way. Both mean structured care during the day, with no overnight stay. A federal treatment guide groups day treatment and partial hospitalization at the same general level of care. Insurers sometimes use one name or the other on a plan.

In residential treatment, you live at the program around the clock. In partial hospitalization, you don’t stay overnight. Residential care fits people who need support day and night, often right after detox. PHP fits people whose bodies are stable and who are ready to spend evenings outside the program. Many people step from residential care into PHP.

Research suggests they help many people, though results vary and no program can promise an outcome. A review of intensive outpatient and day programs found results similar to inpatient care for many people who don’t need 24-hour care. Staying in care longer also matters. Most people need at least three months of treatment, which is why this level leads into IOP and OP.

Adults 18 and older who have stopped using and are medically stable, but still need daily support. You might be leaving detox or a live-in program. Or weekly therapy may not have been enough. People in active addiction or withdrawal need detox first. Our admissions team checks this on the first call, along with your insurance benefits.

At Arision, the program runs from 9am to 3pm, Monday through Friday. That’s about six hours a day. The day includes two morning groups, a break, lunch and an afternoon process group. Your one-on-one sessions with your therapist and case manager are scheduled through the week.

PHP at Arision usually lasts about 30 days. It’s the first step of a path that often runs about 90 days, from PHP to IOP to outpatient care. Your progress decides when you step down, not the calendar. If your insurer reviews how long care should last, we handle that with you.

No. You leave around 3pm and sleep at home or in sober living. This is outpatient care, so you come in for the day only. That lets you practice new skills in real life each evening, then talk it through with your group the next morning.

Only if you’re in active addiction or could go into withdrawal. Arision doesn’t provide detox. If you drink or use regularly right now, detox comes first, because stopping alcohol or benzodiazepines suddenly can be dangerous. Our admissions team screens for this on the first call and helps you find a licensed detox if you need one.

Yes, as long as you’ve stopped using and your body is stable. Many people come straight from home. Others arrive after detox or a live-in program. Admissions will ask a few questions to make sure outpatient care is safe for you right now.

Most people take time off, because the program meets 9am to 3pm on weekdays. If you qualify, the federal FMLA and California’s CFRA can hold your job for you during treatment. Your case manager helps fill out the leave forms. Lots of people head back to work as their schedule lightens in IOP or OP.

No. Arision’s PHP is in person only, in Warner Center. Being in the room matters at this level. The groups, the daily structure and seeing your team face to face are a big part of how this level works.

Yes, when our doctors say it fits you. Medicine for opioid and alcohol use is welcome here. That includes buprenorphine such as Suboxone, the Brixadi shot, naltrexone and acamprosate. We’ll also look over your mental health prescriptions together.

Yes. Everyone in the program is tested every week, and the tests include alcohol. We also test the same day if staff see signs of use. Testing keeps the room safe and sober for everyone, and it gives your team honest information to plan your care.

We’ll recommend detox and look closely at what happened. Signs of intoxication or withdrawal mean detox comes first, and our team arranges it with you. Group stays a sober room, so nobody attends while using. When the review confirms active use and addiction, you’ll leave the program. You won’t be left on your own, though. We still help you get to detox or a higher level of care.

Many PPO plans with out-of-network benefits cover PHP. Arision isn’t in-network with any insurer and bills your plan directly. Your share is your plan’s cost-sharing, like a copay. Many plans approve this care before it starts, and we send that request for you. Call or send the form for a free benefits check.

No. Arision can’t accept Medicare, Medi-Cal or HMO plans. If you have Medi-Cal, LA County’s helpline at 844-804-7500 connects you to covered care, any hour. No insurance at all? Search FindTreatment.gov, or call SAMHSA’s free helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for programs that cost little or nothing.

No. You can call us yourself. A doctor, therapist or other program can refer you, but you don’t need one. Our admissions team does the screening, checks your benefits and sets your start date.

Yes. With your written consent, your case manager can write letters about your attendance and progress. These can go to a court, a probation officer or your attorney. Federal privacy law means we share only what you agree to in writing. Our case managers help with paperwork, but they can’t give legal advice.

Not from us. Your records fall under HIPAA and the stricter 42 CFR Part 2. We share nothing with an employer unless you sign a form saying we can. If you need leave paperwork, you decide what’s shared, and your case manager helps you keep it to the minimum.

No. There’s no overnight stay. The program day ends around 3pm. Many clients then go back to a sober living home, so they may not come home to you each night. If your loved one lives with you or nearby, you’ll likely see them most evenings. Either way, family sessions and phone calls help you stay connected.

Yes. Family sessions are available up to once a week. They start when your loved one asks for them and signs consent. Methods like CRAFT also teach families how to help at home. Al-Anon and Nar-Anon offer free support for you.

Only with your loved one’s written consent. Federal privacy law is strict about addiction records. Without consent, we can’t even confirm someone is a client. Once they sign, we can share updates you both agree to.

Call admissions, and we’ll talk through safe options together. This is outpatient care, so a place to sleep each night matters. 211 LA also lists housing help across Los Angeles County.

Adults in California generally can’t be made to attend outpatient treatment. What helps is knowing the options, waiting for a quiet moment to talk, and letting them face the results of their use. Feel free to call us yourself first, even before they say yes. Call 911 if they’re in danger, or call or text 988 if suicide is a worry.

Most people step down to IOP, which keeps the same 9-to-3 schedule with less one-on-one time. After about 30 days of IOP, some people continue in outpatient care one to five days a week. Near the end, you and your therapist put your next steps in writing, including alumni support. Once you finish, our team checks in every week for the first month, then monthly.

Yes. Arision runs a partial hospitalization program in Woodland Hills, in the west San Fernando Valley part of Los Angeles. We’re in Warner Center, near the 101. Clients come from across the Valley and nearby cities. Call admissions to check your benefits and set a start date.

Arision’s PHP is in Warner Center, at 21600 Oxnard Street, Suite 270, in Woodland Hills. Parking and freeway access are easy from the 101. Adults come from all over the west Valley, including Tarzana, Calabasas, West Hills, Canoga Park, Encino, Agoura Hills and Thousand Oaks.