Frontier Health – Johnson City, Tennessee

About us

Frontier Health, located in Johnson City, Tennessee, is a comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder treatment center. Founded in 1957, Frontier Health offers a wide variety of services, including crisis intervention, safe houses, addiction treatment, and mental health services. The organization is dedicated to providing quality services that encourage individuals to achieve their full potential, offering high-quality care across 60 professionally staffed facilities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

Frontier Health specializes in addiction-related treatment services, including detoxification, residential care, intensive outpatient programs, medication-assisted treatment, and dual diagnosis treatment. Their detoxification process provides stabilization for adult men and women with substance use disorders. Inpatient detox includes continuous monitoring of vital signs and withdrawal symptoms to ensure the process is as comfortable as possible. Outpatient detox, while less intensive, still provides essential support and medical supervision.

The inpatient treatment program at Frontier Health offers a highly structured and monitored environment for individuals needing mental and physical stabilization. This program often includes detoxification followed by counseling, educational classes, and behavioral therapy. Treatment modalities include individual therapy, group therapy, and trauma-informed counseling as needed.

Frontier Health’s medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program helps individuals recover from opioid addiction. This program combines FDA-approved medications with comprehensive medical, psychiatric, and behavioral counseling. By integrating medication with mental health treatment, Frontier Health enhances the chances of long-term abstinence and recovery.

The dual diagnosis treatment program addresses the concurrent presence of substance use disorders and mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, or other psychiatric disorders. By treating both conditions simultaneously, Frontier Health improves the likelihood of long-term sobriety and mental health stability.

In addition to addiction treatment, Frontier Health provides mental health services to help individuals recover from conditions such as bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric challenges. These services are delivered through individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy, which can be administered in inpatient, outpatient, or clinical office settings.

Frontier Health is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and holds a state license in Tennessee. The organization strives to be a leader in behavioral health services, using a quality improvement system to plan, design, measure, assess, and enhance program performance. This commitment to high standards ensures the safety and health of individuals served.

Frontier Health’s guiding principles emphasize accessibility, awareness, education, prevention, community and family engagement, comprehensive services, evidence-based practices, outcomes-driven approaches, person-centered care, recovery orientation, and trauma-informed care. These principles are central to Frontier Health’s philosophy of providing individually-directed therapy and services.

The organization collaborates with health care providers, community agencies, advocacy groups, law enforcement, courts, and government and business markets to address emerging community needs, health care gaps, and social problems. By doing so, Frontier Health helps individuals achieve independence, secure safe and affordable housing, lead productive lives, and positively impact local economies.

For more information or to access services, individuals can call Frontier Health’s 24-Hour Crisis Helpline or use the chat feature on their website. Frontier Health remains committed to providing accessible, high-quality care to those in need, supporting their journey towards recovery and well-being.