Any treatment programs in LA that actually get police officers?

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• nightwatch4471Aug 10, 2026

  I haven't dealt with the police side specifically, but I found an LGBTQ+ affirming program in LA that put its confidentiality policy in writing before I signed anything, which mattered a lot to me too even though my job wasn't in law enforcement. I'd ask for that policy in writing rather than taking someone's word for it over the phone, especially since your department situation adds another layer they need to get right. It's a reasonable thing to ask for, and any program that hesitates to give you a straight answer is telling you something.

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• sunrisemesaAug 11, 2026Marked as the answer

  I'm a former sheriff's deputy and I went through a program that had experience with both issues, they kept my file completely separate from anything that could reach my department and the intake counselor was upfront about working with LGBTQ+ clients before I even had to ask. What helped most was that they didn't lump the two things together like being gay somehow explained my drinking, they treated them as two separate parts of my life that both mattered. I'd call and ask directly whether they've worked with law enforcement clients who are also LGBTQ+, since the honest answer to that question told me more than anything on their website.

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