Dare To Care Too
1401 Mercantile Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
IAFF Center of Excellence
Also known as Behavioral Health Trt and Recovery
About IAFF Center of Excellence
IAFF Center of Excellence is a treatment and recovery facility focused on behavioral health for professional firefighters who face trauma, substance misuse, and addiction, with a primary emphasis on PTSD. Care is grounded in evidence-based practices and delivered through a coordinated, multidisciplinary team, bringing together physicians, nurses, and clinicians from multiple specialties to address the individual as a whole rather than only the substance use or a co-occurring condition. The center typically works with clients dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. IAFF Center of Excellence provides clinically supervised detox, inpatient residential services, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), teletherapy, and structured aftercare planning. Treatment options include individual and group counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), life skills training, nutrition education, 12-step facilitation, exposure therapy, medication management, and experiential approaches. Aftercare includes relapse prevention support, access to 12-step resources, an alumni mentoring program, planning and assistance for returning to work, diagnostic follow-up check-ins, and referrals to local behavioral and medical health providers. The center is accredited by the Joint Commission.
The IAFF Center of Excellence campus covers 15 acres and is organized across 7 buildings. Clients are housed in one of four station house-style locations, each equipped with comfortable furnishings and a firehouse-inspired theme. Residents are grouped according to shared treatment needs to strengthen peer connection and support. The program also offers walking trails, yoga, animal-assisted intervention, outdoor volleyball, a basketball court, an outdoor pool, and a fully equipped fitness center. Nutrition coaching and balanced meals and snacks are also available to support overall wellness.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Partial hospitalization/day treatment · Residential/24-hour residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment
- Facility type
- Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)
- Medications used
- Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Individual psychotherapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Special programs
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Other services
- Assertive community treatment · Chronic disease/illness management · Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Case management service · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Detox · Residential Rehab · Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Benzodiazepines · Chronic Relapse · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Heroin · Methamphetamine · Prescription Drugs · Synthetic Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Chronic Pain Management · Codependency · Depression · Grief and Loss · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Stress · Suicidality · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acupuncture · Art Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Equine Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET) · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Family Follow-up Counseling · Follow-up Sessions (in-person) · Support Meetings
- Amenities
- Access to Nature · Basketball Court · Business Center, Computers · Fitness Center · Gourmet Dining · Pool · Volleyball Court · Walking Trails
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask IAFF Center of Excellence
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Maryland. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at IAFF Center of Excellence
IAFF Center of Excellence reports accepting Private insurance, Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Maryland Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Frequently asked questions
What services does IAFF Center of Excellence offer?
IAFF Center of Excellence reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Partial hospitalization, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does IAFF Center of Excellence accept insurance?
It reports accepting Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is IAFF Center of Excellence located?
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.