Arms Acres

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Our Mission

Arms Acres is a private health care system providing the highest quality professional treatment to those suffering from chemical dependency, co-occurring medical and mental health disorders and to those whose lives are impacted by the disease of addiction. Services are provided to diverse populations using the latest innovations in evidence based practices in a caring and respectful environment. Exceptional customer service, community education and fiscal responsibility are our priorities.
Arms Acres is managed by Liberty Behavioral Management Corp., a leader in Behavioral Health Care Management. For more information about Liberty Behavioral Management Corp. and it's other treatment facilities please visit our website.

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Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget about everything except what you're going to do now - and do it.

Company Profile & Philosophy

Arms Acres is a serene, safe and structured environment for our patients to begin their path to recovery:
"I have been clean and sober since Dec 2008. The people at Arms Acres made me feel like I was worth something. They gave me the courage I needed to fight for my life. I was really sad and scared to leave. I would be out of the safe zone. But I knew I could do it if I wanted it bad enough. I think of the people from Arms Acres often and am eternally grateful for the knowledge, strength, and hope I received." -Mary B.
The multidisciplinary treatment team at Arms Acres includes physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, certified alcoholism and substance abuse counselors, social workers, family specialists and activities specialists. All have a thorough understanding of addictive disease; many have been touched in personal ways, providing a special empathy. Quality care is both the goal and hallmark of our staff.
Treating the disease of chemical dependency requires physical, mental and spiritual rehabilitation, with the goal of restoring addicted persons to a meaningful, productive way of life. The Arms Acres treatment program is multidisciplinary in scope and individualized in approach. The principles and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are integrated and applied to every element of therapy.
Arms Acres is licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations also accredits the facility.

About the Facility

Arms Acres is a 154-bed licensed facility, providing inpatient treatment for those suffering from addiction to alcohol or drugs. We are situated on a tranquil 54-acre site in Putnam County, New York (90 miles north of New York City).
Arms Acres also has out patient programs in Carmel, Queens, Bronx, and Florida, NY

The History of Arms Acres

Winifred Arms and her husband, Robert, dedicated their lives to helping those suffering from chemical dependency. As the story goes, Mr. Arms, a recovering alcoholic himself, was known to bring suffering addicts into his home in the Berkshires. Ironically, Robert Arms was killed by a drunk driver in 1971. In the years following his death, Winifred continued their dedication to the cause of helping alcoholics into recovery. She opened the doors of Arms Acres in March, 1982. Mrs. Arms died in 1995.