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Children's Institute - Watts Center

Drug Rehab Center in Los Angeles, California

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis

The Children's Institute - Watts Center is an addiction treatment facility in Los Angeles that offers comprehensive and individualized care for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues, including family support services, therapeutic modalities, and personalized recovery plans.

About This California Facility

Children's Institute - Watts Center is an addiction treatment facility located in Los Angeles, California. This center specializes in providing comprehensive care for individuals seeking recovery from addiction and substance abuse. Children's Institute - Watts Center is equipped to treat people suffering from dual diagnosis, which means they address both addiction and mental health issues simultaneously. With a strong focus on outpatient levels of care, this facility offers flexible treatment options that allow individuals to receive professional help while maintaining their daily lives and responsibilities. Children's Institute - Watts Center is affiliated with Children's Institute, a highly reputable organization known for its dedication to improving the wellbeing of children and families in Los Angeles.

Children's Institute - Watts Center offers a range of services and treatment methods to support individuals on their journey to sobriety. One of the center's key specialties is dual diagnosis, which enables them to provide integrated care for individuals struggling with both addiction and mental health disorders. The facility offers outpatient levels of care, meaning that individuals can receive treatment while still living at home and participating in their daily activities. This approach allows individuals to benefit from therapy, counseling, and support groups without disruption to their work or family life. The center's affiliation with Children's Institute ensures that clients receive high-quality care from experienced professionals who are dedicated to their wellbeing. With a client-centered approach, Children's Institute - Watts Center strives to provide a comprehensive and personalized treatment plan for each individual, addressing their unique needs and helping them achieve long-lasting recovery from addiction.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Multiple Centers
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.

    Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Mental Health 

    Levels of Care Offered at Children's Institute - Watts Center

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    In outpatient programs at Children's Institute - Watts Center, the Los Angeles resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Children's Institute - Watts Center. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.

    Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.

    Addiction and alcoholism always harm an addict’s relationships with others and none more than relationships with a spouse or partner. Couples therapy is an essential part of restoring trust and good communication to intimate relationships harmed by addiction. Couples therapy by Children's Institute - Watts Center helps repair the damage done to these important relationships.

    Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Children's Institute - Watts Center brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.

    Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. Accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. With Children's Institute - Watts Center in Los Angeles, California, there’s no reason to go through recovery alone.

    Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connection between how someone feels, acts, and thinks. It shows someone how to accept responsibility for their behaviors and actions, while also strengthening a person’s awareness of the circumstances they put themselves into. It can give people attending Children's Institute - Watts Center in Los Angeles, California the strength to realize they were self-destructing, allowing them to finally reach out and get the help they need.

    Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Dual-Diagnosis, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Trauma Therapy

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Children's Institute - Watts Center Location and Directions
    Address Information10221 Compton Ave
    Los Angeles, California 90002 Phone Number(314) 783-4677 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Los Angeles, California Addiction Information

    More than 3 million of California's citizens are addicted to illegal drugs. Almost 800,000 people use hard drugs, almost 5 million use marijuana, and another 2.1 million abuse alcohol every year. Other substance abuse issues such as binge drinking and teen drug use are also common. Many illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana are smuggled into the state from Mexico.

    10% of adults in Los Angeles have used illicit drugs or abused prescription drugs within the past year. Heroin, marijuana, prescription pain relievers and cocaine are widely abused in Los Angeles. Over 130,000 people in the city struggle with addiction to drugs or alcohol. Many residential rehab facilities in the area can provide long-term care. The best way to find the right treatment option is to speak with a professional.

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