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Hillsides Home for Children

Hillsides Home for Children

Drug Rehab Center in Pasadena, California

  • Mental Health
  • Eating Disorder
  • Dual Diagnosis

Hillsides Home for Children is an addiction treatment facility in Pasadena, CA that offers personalized programs with evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT and trauma-informed care delivered by experienced clinicians and addiction specialists to help clients overcome substance abuse and achieve long-term sobriety through access to aftercare support.

About This Pasadena, CA Facility

Hillsides Home for Children is a reputable addiction treatment facility located in Pasadena, California. This facility specializes in providing comprehensive care for individuals who are seeking sobriety from addiction. Hillsides Home for Children offers a range of treatment options, including dual diagnosis, eating disorder, and mental health services. They understand the unique challenges that can accompany addiction, and their professional staff is dedicated to providing personalized care that addresses both the physical and emotional aspects of recovery. The facility accepts private health insurance, making it accessible to individuals seeking treatment for their addiction.

At Hillsides Home for Children, individuals struggling with addiction can find a variety of treatment services and methods to aid in their recovery journey. This facility offers dual-diagnosis treatment, which focuses on treating both addiction and underlying mental health disorders simultaneously. With a comprehensive approach to care, Hillsides Home for Children provides inpatient and outpatient levels of treatment, ensuring that individuals receive the appropriate level of care for their specific needs. The facility also acknowledges the importance of addressing co-occurring disorders, such as eating disorders, alongside addiction, offering specialized treatment for those facing these challenges. With a focus on personalized care, Hillsides Home for Children offers a supportive environment where individuals can receive the necessary tools and resources to overcome addiction and achieve lasting sobriety.

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

    People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to California residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.

    Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Codependency, Developmental Disorders, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Emotional Disturbance, Mental Health 

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Inpatient rehab is intended to treat severe addictions and co-occurring disorders. The length of stay in California varies from four weeks to six months according to the individual needs. Inpatient rehab ensures that the patient stays in a substance-free environment at Hillsides Home for Children.

    Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Pasadena, CA. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Hillsides Home for Children peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved.

    Hillsides Home for Children‘s Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. 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.

    Couples therapy is an approach wherein the patients and their partners are engaged together as a part of the treatment process. When a person becomes a victim of substance abuse, it affects the patient and the people around him, particularly his partner. Their relationship can become strained due to lack of communication, financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse in more severe cases.

    Couples therapy addresses these issues and tries to rebuild the trust between the partners. The partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success and sustained recovery.

    Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.

    Group therapy happens at Hillsides Home for Children in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Pasadena, CA patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at Hillsides Home for Children can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.

    People who leave treatment without learning life skills from staff at Hillsides Home for Children are at a disadvantage when it comes to maintaining sobriety. Although it is difficult to teach life skills, aftercare support helps patients develop these skills over time. Life skills taught in California include things like finding a job and a good place to live, self-care, and managing finances.

    Career Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Dual-Diagnosis, Eating Disorder Treatment, Experiential Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Individualized Treatment, Inpatient Treatment, Life Skills, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Trauma Therapy, Vocational Training

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Hillsides Home for Children

    Experiential therapy works on the principle that the perception of individuals determines their behavior. It is different from medication and talk therapy and suits those who have difficulty in expressing themselves and interact. Experiential therapy works by using tools and activities to recreate past experiences and encourages the release of suppressed thoughts that were responsible for the negative feelings and drug addiction.

    Role-playing, arts and crafts, music, animal care, rock climbing, etc. are some of the activities used in this therapy. Gradually the individual will experience calmness and love and change their perception positively. Other than drug addiction, Experiential therapy is useful in various behavioral and eating disorders.

    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

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    Hillsides Home for Children Location and Directions
    Address Information940 Ave 64
    Pasadena, California 91105 Phone Number(323) 254-2274 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Pasadena, 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.

    NSDUH reports that over 18,000 people were found to be using illicit drugs in Pasadena in 2013. Almost 7200 residents used illicit drugs other than marijuana. It's important to know that drug addiction is not limited to illegal drugs. Alcohol, marijuana, and prescription drugs are also used by people in Pasadena. Licensed addiction counselors and nurses visit the patients at home or at their workplaces to help them remain sober.

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