Heritage CARES, The Meadows Partner on After-Care Program

Heritage Health Solutions recently announced that it has partnered with Meadows Behavioral Healthcare (The Meadows) in a deal that will see Heritage provide private, virtual care services for active military, veterans and their families’ after-care treatment through its Heritage CARES (Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Education & Support) program.

The program includes access to “youturn,” a video education platform with a library of therapist-led content on substance misuse that the organization describes as “Netflix, but on demand video for recovery.” Heritage CARES will also provide access to state-certified peer coaches.

“Creating opportunities for active military and veterans to receive the care and support they need is integral to what we do at Heritage Health Solutions. Introducing our Heritage CARES program to The Meadows means we can directly help people as they leave the facility by continuing their journey with after-treatment care,” Heritage Health Solutions president Hamilton Baiden said in a news release.

Heritage CARES names new EVP

This week, Heritage CARES announced the appointment of Rich Jones, MA, MBA, LCAS, SAP, as the program’s new executive vice president and executive director. Jones has more than 20 years of experience in behavioral healthcare as a therapist, clinician and healthcare entrepreneur. He has treated mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorders, as well as intellectual disabilities.

In a release announcing the appointment, Heritage noted that Jones was the founding CEO of two not-for-profit and two-for profit businesses in the field, and has been a key driver in the development of the CARES program, including youturn.