Riverside County Department of Mental Health

About the Facility

Riverside County Department of Mental Health is a rehab facility located in Blythe, California. The center offers treatment for substance use disorder, alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, and other mental and behavioral health disorders. Riverside County Department of Mental Health provides detox, dual diagnosis, case management, residential inpatient (IP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), outpatient treatment, and aftercare services. Programs are available for adults, justice-involved persons, homeless and indigent persons, teenagers, and seniors. Specialized programs are available for pregnant women and children. Services are available in English and other languages via translators and language lines, including American Sign Language.

Adult clients can be eligible for a variety of inpatient residential programs for detoxification and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) at affiliated county facilities, including the County Mental Health Triage Center. These centers utilize evidence-based practices, including cognitive behavioral theory (CBT). Pregnant women and children under 5 years of age are generally given priority.

Clients in intensive outpatient treatment undergo counseling and therapy several times per week in accordance with their treatment plans. School support and emotional support may be available for students coping with emotional hardships, and Riverside County Department of Mental Health will coordinate with parental advocacy groups. Like skills development and peer support are also available.

Riverside County Department of Mental Health offers a range of outpatient services, which can include individual and group counseling and therapy, peer support, medication review and support services, and periodic evaluations. Clients may also receive family therapy and consultations.

Clients receive continuous care and support following completion of treatment, including residential housing assistance, outreach to individuals with mental disorders, and Take My Hand Peer Support Chat. A 24/7 crisis hotline is available, and the mobile Specialty Multidisciplinary Aggressive Response Teams (SMART) unit can provide crisis intervention for seniors. Legal services may be available for justice-involved clients. The Riverside County Department of Mental Health can make referrals to outside facilities for specialized treatment and long term care treatment.

Riverside County Department of Mental Health is accredited by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the National Institute of Health (NIH), the California Mental Health Services Authority, and Each Mind Matters.

Riverside County Department of Mental Health offers self-pay and financing options. The center may be in-network with insurance providers, including Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, Magellan Health Services, United HealthCare, and TRICARE. Please check with your insurance provider for specific details concerning out-of-network coverage.

Treatment

Alcoholism

Alcoholism, or alcohol use disorder (AUD), is defined by alcohol dependence. This is a state the body reaches when it experiences withdrawal symptoms in the absence of alcohol. A person who has AUD craves alcohol and continues to drink despite adverse consequences. Because withdrawing from alcohol can pose health risks, individuals with AUD should seek professional alcohol rehab in California to overcome their alcohol addiction. This process typically involves medical detox, rehabilitation, and maintenance.

Drug Addiction

Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.

Dual Diagnosis

In California, dual-diagnosis addiction treatment programs offer comprehensive care for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Programs include medically assisted detox, intensive outpatient, outpatient, residential rehab, and partial hospitalization. Using an evidence-based approach, clinicians utilize therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health challenges. Additional services include 12-Step recovery, group therapy, family counseling, and relapse prevention to promote sustained recovery.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

California drug and alcohol rehabs also provide dual-diagnosis treatment for individuals seeking help for both mental health and substance abuse. These programs are usually offered on an inpatient or outpatient basis. You can usually expect a mental health assessment and personalized treatment plan, evidence-based therapies, like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), experiential therapies like equine therapy, skills groups, and counseling to simultaneously address both mental health and substance abuse and drastically increase your chances of long-term sobriety.

Opioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Insurance and Financial

Medicaid
Private insurance
Self-pay options

Programs

Adolescence program
Adult program
Children program
Hearing impaired program
Program for men
Program for women
Young adult program

Levels of Care

Outpatient

Clients receiving treatment at an outpatient rehab typically do not require hospitalization or intensive supervision and support. Outpatient addiction counseling and recovery education are often offered during the morning, evening, night, and weekend, allowing clients to tailor treatment to their own schedule. Partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) programs are the most time-intensive and are designed for clients who are at an increased relapse risk and/or who need more robust therapeutic support.

Clinical Services

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.