Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 3594 4th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
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<p><strong>ABOUT THE CROSSROADS FOUNDATION</strong> </p> <p>The Crossroads Foundation has been offering <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/reclaiming-the-feminine-in-recovery/" target="_blank">gender-specific treatment for women</a> since 1957. Based in San Diego, Calif., Crossroads provides a <strong>long-term residential treatment program and weekly aftercare groups for women</strong> struggling with drug addiction and/or alcohol dependency. Crossroads does not provide on-site detoxification, and clients must be sober for at least 72 hours before admission. </p> <p>The waiting list for admission can be up to six weeks, but there are some fast-track beds. Self-paying clients are not subject to the wait list. </p> <p>Crossroads is a private nonprofit, which make up <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA16.pdf" target="_blank">54.9 percent of all treatment facilities in California</a>. It is also one of <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA16.pdf" target="_blank">485 (33.9 percent) of facilities in the state to offer long-term residential treatment</a>. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong> </p> <p>Clients must <strong>commit to at least six months of treatment</strong>, and the average length of stay is six to nine months. </p> <p>Crossroads uses a <strong>therapeutic community model of recovery</strong> with four phases of treatment. Throughout treatment, clients adhere to a <strong>highly structured schedule of individual and group counseling</strong>, as well as an immersion in the <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-a-non-religious-journalist-makes-a-case-for-aa-in-2017/" target="_blank"><strong>12-Steps</strong></a>. Treatment facilities using 12-step facilitation make up 73 percent of facilities nationwide]( <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA16.pdf)." target="_blank">https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA16.pdf).</a> All residents are required to complete at least the first three steps during their stay, and to graduate, residents must be working, preparing for work, or actively seeking employment. </p> <p>The center offers a limited-admission day treatment program, for up to five women who participate in programming even though there is not yet a bed available for them. </p> <p>The center’s outpatient program consists of a weekly on-site Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting, which is open to the recovery community. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong> </p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its treatment staff. However, all three individuals polled as of this date by Rehabs.com to date on the staff’s level of training and experience gave it four out of five stars. </p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong> </p> <p>Crossroads maintains a <strong>peer-oriented, homelike environment</strong> conducive to recovery by requiring strict schedule adherence and promoting personal accountability through <strong>daily chores</strong>. All three individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility four- and five-star ratings for its accommodations, meals, and cleanliness. For its exercise and leisure offerings, the facility received a three-star rating, a four-star rating, and a five-star rating. </p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong> </p> <p>The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date strongly recommended treatment at this facility. “They really encouraged me to stay sober and grow through uncomfortable situations… Now I am sober and have a job and I live in a rental I share with a roommate. I was homeless and unemployable when I arrived,” D.M. wrote. The alum gave the facility three stars for its holistic offerings, its counseling options, and its treatment for co-occurring disorders, and four or five stars in most of the remaining treatment metrics. D.M. also indicated that living in close quarters with fellow residents sometimes led to friction. </p> <p>At the time of this writing, <strong>secondary sites yielded unanimously positive feedback,</strong> with six five-star ratings on Google and a single five-star rating on CiteHealth.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> On Google, representative alum K.H. praised the house, the counselors, and the classes. “Excellent program focuses on getting back involved with the community thru work or school,” one anonymous representative reviewer wrote on CiteHealth. </p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong> </p> <p><strong>Both loved ones polled by Rehabs.com to date would recommend this facility.</strong> They each gave the center five stars for its treatment effectiveness and three stars for its counseling options. However, they disagreed about the quality of the center’s family participation and treatment for <a href="https://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>. </p> <p>“Strengths: character building supportive educational inspirational motivational,” one anonymous reviewer wrote, indicating that their mother had achieved long-term sobriety at the facility. “It's clean and a good start for living a sober and responsible life,” loved one E.R. added. However, both loved ones polled <strong>echoed alum D.M.’s comment about friction between residents.</strong> </p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong> </p> <p>According to the facility’s website, the Crossroads Foundation offers its treatment services regardless of the client’s ability to pay. <strong>Most services are paid for through state and county funding,</strong> but there are a limited number of private-pay beds. The three individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center’s affordability each gave four- or five-star ratings. </p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=crossroads+san+diego+recovery&oq=crossroads+san+diego+recovery&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.8405j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x80d954cf7fcda6bd:0x2ab78fab8d644c43,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a> </small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> <a href="http://citehealth.com/rehab-centers/california/cities/san-diego/crossroads-foundation" target="_blank">CiteHealth</a></p>
— Kevin Schwartzbach · 2018-05-03 14:45:20 PDT
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