Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 4990 Williams Avenue , La Mesa, CA 91942
<p><strong>ABOUT PARENTCARE FAMILY RECOVERY CENTER - LA MESA, CA</strong></p> <p>The Don Allen ParentCare Family Recovery Center, located in La Mesa, California, provides <strong>outpatient treatment to pregnant and parenting women</strong> struggling with chemical dependency or <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders</a>. It's <a href="(https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2010%20-%20NSSATS%20State%20Profiles/2010%20-%20NSSATS%20State%20Profiles/CA10.pdf" target="_blank">one of 335 California facilities</a> to offer services to pregnant and postpartum women, which make up just 20.6% of facilities in the state.</p> <p>According to ParentCare's website, in 2016, 100% of the newborns born to clients of the program were free of any illicit substances, and 90% of clients were employed or enrolled in school when they completed the program.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>ParentCare’s program utilizes <strong>evidence-based or best practice modalities</strong>. Clients typically remain in treatment for <strong>an average of one year</strong>; however, they're allowed to stay in treatment as long as necessary. </p> <p>Throughout treatment, clients receive individual and group therapy that is <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/reclaiming-the-feminine-in-recovery/" target="_blank">gender sensitive</a> and focused on the unique needs of parenting women struggling with addiction. <strong>Psychiatric services</strong> are available on-site, as are transportation services, health and recovery education, and fitness classes. <strong>Daycare and preschool programs</strong> are provided through the facility's Therapeutic Learning Center, which is just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA16.pdf" target="_blank">one of 186 (13%) California facilities</a> to offer child care to its clients.</p> <p>There is an <strong>alumni program</strong> for clients who successfully complete the program. Graduates may also be eligible to participate in the ParentCare Alumni Apprenticeship to gain work skills and experience. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The treatment team includes licensed therapists, <strong>certified addiction counselors</strong>, registered therapist interns, and <strong>preschool teachers</strong>. ParentCare also utilizes services from volunteers to help provide child care assistance, receptionist work, and other special projects. The one alum surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave ParentCare four out of five stars for its staff's level of experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>The outpatient facility is located in a two-story building just off Interstate 8. In addition to providing space for individual and group services, there is a large kitchen and a dining area for clients to use, as well as on-site <strong>infant and preschool day care facilities</strong>.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Terri, the sole alum polled by Rehabs.com to date, gave ParentCare a positive review and awarded the facility four out of five stars for its counseling options, its exercise and leisure activities, and its treatment of co-occurring disorders. She also praised the program for its <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/the-pain-of-addiction-in-the-family-how-counseling-can-help/" target="_blank">family services</a> and noted that it "taught me how to be a better mom and to live clean without drugs in my life."</p> <p>On its Facebook page<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small>, ParentCare received a perfect <strong>average rating of five out of five stars</strong> based on seven reviews. It also earned three five-star ratings on Google<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small>, along with the following comment from an alum named Amber: "I am a graduate of parent care central and not only did I get my daughter back but I learned to love myself and I now have over two years clean. Thank you Awesome Outpatient Rehab!!!!!!:)"</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>The majority of the facility's funding is provided through the County of San Diego, Behavioral Health Services, as well as private donors and foundations. Fees are determined on a <strong>sliding scale,</strong> and <strong>Medi-Cal</strong> and other insurance plans are accepted. </p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vista-Hill-Parent-Care/100819543342468" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vista-Hill-Parent-Care/100819543342468</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Parent+Care+Family+Recovery+Center+in+La+Mesa%2C+CA&oq=Parent+Care+Family+Recovery+Center+in+La+Mesa%2C+CA&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i59l2.253j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small></p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-11-12 12:10:03 PST
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