California Treatment Centers

Newport Institute's Lewis campus in Orange, California provides residential treatment for young adults aged 18 to 35 with mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use and eating disorders. Treatment is built around the underlying causes of depression and anxiety — commonly unresolved childhood trauma — using approaches including attachment-based family therapy, DBT and CBT, with families involved in the work. The organization is accredited by The Joint Commission. Private insurance, military insurance and self-pay are accepted, and coverage is verified with the admissions team before a place is offered. Newport Institute provides evidence-based, individualized care for young adults navigating mental health and co-occurring disorders. Treatment is designed to address each client’s needs while supporting the practical, relational, and emotional demands of young adulthood. A multidisciplinary care team works with clients and, when appropriate, their families to strengthen coping skills, healthy connection, and stability. Depending on the location, a continuum of care may be available. Program availability and levels of care vary by location.

Veterans Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program (VARP) is a San Bernardino, California addiction treatment provider founded in 1979 to serve veterans and now open to adults with or without military service. Its residential program, Gibson House, offers 30- to 90-day stays, alongside medically supervised withdrawal management, outpatient services, sober living, and medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. VARP accepts Medicare and military insurance.

CRASH Inc – Marlborough provides residential and intensive outpatient substance use treatment, accepting Medicare and military insurance.

Hotel California by the Sea provides residential mental health and substance use treatment in Costa Mesa, California. This location at 1509 Orange Avenue offers detox, residential treatment, and PHP/IOP levels of care for adults with co-occurring disorders. The facility is one of several Orange County homes operated by the organization.

Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) provides intensive outpatient substance use treatment in San Diego, California. In operation for over 50 years, UPAC is a multicultural behavioral health organization whose team speaks more than 20 languages and dialects, serving over 7,000 unique clients annually across 44 cultures. Named programs include the Adult Addiction Treatment and Recovery Program, Expanding Horizons for transitional-age youth, and the Teen Recovery Center. UPAC accepts Medicare and state-financed insurance and offers services in English and Vietnamese.

Gratitude Lodge provides drug and alcohol detoxification and residential rehabilitation across multiple Southern California facilities. The Newport Beach location offers medically supervised withdrawal management and residential treatment with a team-based approach. Gratitude Lodge accepts private insurance and guides clients through its admissions process from initial contact to intake.

The Gooden Center in Pasadena, California, provides residential inpatient addiction treatment for adults. The program offers medically supervised detoxification, individual and group therapy, family programming, and aftercare planning in a structured therapeutic setting. The Gooden Center accepts private health insurance. Located in the San Gabriel Valley, the program serves adults seeking recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders with individualized treatment planning.

McAlister Institute provides residential substance use treatment in Lemon Grove, California. Founded in 1977, McAlister Institute has grown into one of San Diego County’s largest alcohol and drug treatment providers, operating 24 programs across a full continuum of care and serving more than 13,000 individuals annually. McAlister Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering prevention, education, outreach, outpatient, short-term and long-term residential care, aftercare, and sober living. The organization serves men, women, teens, and children and accepts military insurance and state-financed health plans.

Wel Mor Psychology Group – Wel-Mor Treatment provides intensive outpatient treatment in Anaheim, CA. The program focuses on outpatient mental health and substance use treatment for adults. The program accepts Medicare, private insurance, military insurance.

His House on West 9th Street in Upland provides residential addiction treatment within the His and Her Houses network, which has treated alcohol and substance use disorders in southern California since 1994. The network runs gender-specific houses — separate facilities for men and for women — with detox, residential inpatient, intensive outpatient and sober living available across it, along with dual diagnosis care and faith-based recovery programming. It holds state, federal and Joint Commission licenses and is licensed and certified by the California Department of Health Care Services. Coverage includes Medicare, private insurance and state funding.

McAlister Institute, founded in 1977, is one of San Diego County's largest alcohol and drug treatment providers with 24 programs across the region. Its Escondido location on East Washington Avenue offers intensive outpatient and outpatient substance use treatment, with most programs accepting Medi-Cal (Medicaid). The nonprofit provider also accepts Medicare and military insurance.

Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health has provided teen and adolescent treatment for mental health and addiction since 2014. Its San Diego-area Dove Song location offers residential treatment, including a newly opened neuroaffirming program designed specifically for autistic teens. Evolve accepts Medicaid and private insurance. Free assessments are available by calling 1-800-665-4769. Treatment integrates evidence-based therapies including CBT and DBT in a setting designed for adolescents.

We Level Up California provides residential detox and dual-diagnosis addiction treatment in Lake Elsinore, California. The facility is licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services (license 330191AP) and Joint Commission-accredited. The program treats substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. We Level Up accepts TRICARE and private health insurance.

Crescent Moon Recovery is a residential drug and alcohol treatment center in Fountain Valley, California, offering gender-specific programs for men and women alongside detox, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care. The program is known for experiential therapy that makes use of Orange County's beaches and natural surroundings. Crescent Moon is in-network with TRICARE and accepts private insurance, but does not accept Medi-Cal or Medicare.

Young People's Foundation provides outpatient and intensive outpatient substance use treatment for youth ages 12–18 and young adults 18–21 in Whittier, California. Founded in 2012, YPF is certified by the California Department of Healthcare Services and offers individual counseling, group therapy, mentorship, and field-based services reaching youth in juvenile hall, foster care, shelters, and at home. Medi-Cal covers most services, and grant funding enables no-cost treatment. The program takes a trauma-informed approach delivered by licensed professionals and peer support specialists with lived experience.

Paradigm Treatment Centers provides residential mental health and substance use treatment for teens ages 12 to 17 and young adults 18 to 26 at locations in California and Texas. The structured therapeutic program includes individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, psychiatric care, and academic coordination. Paradigm's clinical approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing. The program works with most major insurance plans and provides admissions coordination and continuing-care planning for each client.

Gooden Wellness Center provides residential substance use treatment in Pasadena, California. The program offers structured residential care in a community-based setting. Gooden Wellness Center operates as a nonprofit organization and accepts private insurance and state-financed health plans.

Bi Bett Corp provides residential treatment, detoxification in Concord, California. The program accepts Medicaid and Medicare and military insurance.

Evolve Cole Ranch in Encinitas, California, is a residential treatment program for adolescents ages 12–17 with mental health conditions, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. Founded in 2014, Evolve offers industry-leading programming including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and a neuroaffirming track for autistic teens. The center does not accept Medi-Cal or Medicaid and provides free insurance verification.