Skip to content

Options that fit your needs and accept your insurance.

  • Real-time help available 24/7.
  • Instantly check rehab coverage.
  • Personalized admissions guidance.
(888) 674-0062

Confidential Admissions Guidance

Get Help Now

MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change

Drug Rehab Center in Joshua Tree, California

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Joshua Tree Center for Change is a renowned addiction treatment facility located in Joshua Tree, California that provides personalized recovery plans including detox, outpatient care and aftercare resources, utilizing evidence-based therapies and professional team members to support lasting sobriety.

About This California Facility

MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change, situated in Joshua Tree, California, is the case management and treatment provider for the County of San Bernardino's Drug Court. They collaborate with other Drug Court Team members to help clients achieve success in living a productive, crime-free life through group and individual counseling.

• Treatment services tailored to individuals convicted of drug charges or substance abuse-related offenses
• Referrals from the Superior Court for those with a personal drug abuse history and potential to benefit from treatment
• Collaborative approach with the Drug Court Team to support clients in achieving a productive, crime-free life

As a state-licensed facility, MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change works closely with the Drug Court Team to provide comprehensive treatment services to individuals referred by the Superior Court.

The center specializes in treating drug addiction, alcoholism, substance abuse, opioid addiction, dual diagnosis, and mental health issues. They offer a range of services, including detox, outpatient care, and aftercare support, along with various levels of dual-diagnosis treatment.

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

    State License

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    The inappropriate use of any drug in Joshua Tree, CA is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.

    Opioid Addiction Treatment supports people recovering from addiction to prescription drugs as well as illegal opioids. This is a hospital-based or residential treatment. Depending upon one’s age, detox without the appropriate medication may be unpleasant or even dangerous–some get body aches, fever, chills, while others may even have seizures.

    Opioid treatment involves medically assisted detox, physical and mental support. Most rehabilitations use an array of treatments to ensure overall wellbeing, such as Medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which one gets behavioral therapy, medicines, and counseling. A client-centered approach can reduce one’s chances of relapse. Therapists at work with the client to figure out environmental and behavioral triggers, giving them the power to change the patterns.

    When someone in California struggles with both addiction and mental or emotional illness, this is considered a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis treatment can include emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression. Getting treatment for these issues must occur at the same time to treat either of them effectively.

    Levels of Care Offered at MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change

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

    Detoxification is a reduction in the effects of drugs and alcohol. It can be beneficial for people who have a history of withdrawal, who are at risk for dangerous health concerns, or who are unable to function well in their day-to-day lives due to addiction.

    Detoxification is beneficial for:
    • People who are unable to overcome addiction without the help of professional care.
    • People who are at risk for dangerous health conditions due to withdrawal.
    • People who are at risk for overdose or serious health concerns after a relapse.

    If you believe that addiction treatment is right for you or a loved one, you can contact your primary care physician, or search for addiction treatment centers in your area. Treatment is beneficial to people who are motivated towards recovery, and who understand the benefits of professional care.

    Outpatient rehabilitation is a treatment that exists if a patient is not checking into MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change long term. In addition to helping them recover, the patient attends regular therapy sessions and detox and participates in other therapies. However, this is all primarily done from home. As a follow-up to inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment is usually recommended.

    After rehabilitation, it helps people return to their everyday lives. It may also be an alternative to inpatient care in some situations. If they cannot leave their jobs, children, or don’t have the money for inpatient care, people can choose this method. Inpatient therapy, however, is the best method and most suggested level of treatment offered by MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change in recovering from addiction.

    Treatment for substance abuse does not cease after an individual successfully completes a detox or rehabilitation program. A vital follow-up treatment service is aftercare support provided to individuals at MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change in California after they attain initial sobriety.

    Aftercare support often takes the following forms: 12-Step Programs, Outpatient Treatment Programs, and Support Groups. The most effective aftercare programs are tailored to meet an individual’s specific needs and circumstances.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change. 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.

    Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change 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 MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change in Joshua Tree, California, there’s no reason to go through recovery alone.

    Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.

    Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that helps an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally and withdraw from social interaction due to the physical and emotional disturbances caused by addiction.

    Life skills therapy helps them to improve various personal, professional and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision making, time management, regulation of emotions and resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively.

    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
  • Is your insurance accepted?
    Ask an expert, call (888) 674-0062

    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change Location and Directions
    Address Information61610 Palm Vista Dr
    Joshua Tree, California 92252 Phone Number(760) 366-8641 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
    Staff Verified

    Patient Reviews

    There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write one.

    Joshua Tree, 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.

    Treatment in Nearby Cities
    Centers near MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change
    12890 Quinta Way, Desert Hot Springs, CA, 92240
    7885 Annandale Avenue, Desert Hot Springs, CA, 92240
    Bella Monte Recovery Center
    68111 Calle Las Tiendas, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
    Pink Elephant Sober Living - Everwood
    68602 Everwood Ct, Cathedral City, CA 92234
    Pink Elephant Sober Living - Maravilla
    27794 Avenida Maravilla, Cathedral City, CA 92234
    Phoenix Rising Recovery
    35450 Pegasus Ct, Palm Desert, CA 92211
    Blue Tiger Recovery
    4375 E. Calle De Ricardo, Palm Springs, CA, 92264
    Ken Seeley Communities
    420 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
    67580 Jones Road, Cathedral City, CA, 92234


    The facility name, logo and brand are the property and registered trademarks of MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change, and are being used for identification and informational purposes only. Use of these names, logos and brands shall not imply endorsement. RehabNow.org is not affiliated with or sponsored by MHS - Joshua Tree Center for Change.