Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 212 Carmen Lane, Santa Maria, CA 93458
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<p><strong>ABOUT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY - CARES CRISIS RESIDENTIAL NORTH</strong></p> <p>Santa Barbara County in California coordinates public behavioral health services via close to 50 programs. One of these, CARES Crisis Residential North in Santa Maria, provides <strong>non-medical detox services</strong> and <strong>short-term, residential treatment</strong> to adults struggling with behavioral health problems and/or substance use disorder. <strong>Non-medical detox services</strong> are also offered. This facility is one of dozens of treatment facilities in Northern California operated by contract with <a href="https://www.rehabs.com/listings/anka-behavioral-health-3107350954/" target="_blank">Anka Behavioral Health</a>. It's also <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">one of 110</a> country-run treatment facilities in California (eight percent of all facilities in the state). </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Access to treatment at any of the county's facilities begins with a phone call to a crisis service, which provides referrals to sources of care such as the Crisis Residential North location. <strong>Assistance in Spanish is available at this and many later stages.</strong> The Santa Maria facility is staffed 24/7 and programming prioritizes reduction of symptoms and planning for a continuum of treatment elsewhere.</p> <p>A triage model and milieu therapy approach -- which applies strict practices to deter self-harm -- incorporates <strong>individual and group therapy</strong>, life skills training, <strong>medication management</strong>, and peer support, according to Anka's website. Once stable, clients are assisted in accessing psychiatric, advocacy, and continued addiction treatment services at another county program.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Treatment team members include licensed therapists, peer recovery specialists, case workers, and a psychiatrist. The one loved one surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave the facility four out of five stars for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. However, the sole loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date indicated that accommodations were highly satisfying, as reflected in ratings of four stars out of five for meals, nutrition, exercise and leisure activities, and the facility's cleanliness and upkeep.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>While Rehabs.com has not yet received any reviews from this facility’s alumni, CARES North earned an average rating of <strong>3.3 out of five stars</strong> based on six Google reviews<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small>. The majority of former clients who left comments (three out of four) described the services as helpful and the staff as compassionate. "I was here too many times to count this place really saved my life," Patrick wrote in a representative review. "Thanks to all the staff there who helped me realize my full potential. I have finally got some time clean and sober and am coping with my depressive disorder."</p> <p>The one anonymous alum who left negative feedback on Google noted that, while they liked a few staff members, overall they felt like a number. "I have never had a worse experience in my life using this facility during a very difficult time suffering from depression," the reviewer wrote.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The one loved one surveyed by Rehabs.com to date, an anonymous 18 to 25-year-old female, gave CARES North mostly positive feedback. She awarded the facility four out of five stars for its connectivity, its family participation, and its treatment of <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a> "Visitation is great. The staff is nice. Good amenities," she wrote. The reviewer gave the facility slightly lower ratings of three stars for its counseling options and two stars for its administrative and discharge procedures.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided on the county or Anka websites regarding this specific facility's costs. Santa Barbara's behavioral health department accepts Medi-Cal and some commercial insurance coverage as needed. The one individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility four out of five stars for its affordability.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=anka%20behavioral%20health%20santa%20maria&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS725US725&oq=anka+behavioral+health+santa+maria&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.5639j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=34985610,-120460049,7062&tbm=lcl&rldimm=6253522666088982237&ved=0ahUKEwj10ovt5L7VAhUU-mMKHc9RAFcQvS4IZDAG&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e2!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2#lrd=0x80ec6b58d9f68eeb:0x56c8f9bb731666dd,1,&rlfi=hd:;si:6253522666088982237;mv:!3m12!1m3!1d313.1367647132966!2d-120.48177900000002!3d35.046621!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i958!2i589!4f13.1;tbs:lrf:!2m1!1e2!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2" target="_blank">GoogeReviews</a></small></p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-12-05 12:18:39 PST
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