Bonita House

Bonita House is an Alameda County behavioral health organization providing residential treatment and social services for adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.

It supports individuals living with conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression.

They focus on those stepping down from psychiatric hospitalization or facing barriers such as homelessness, trauma and justice-system involvement.

Bonita House centers its work on recovery, self-sufficiency and community-based support, helping some of the county's most underserved residents rebuild their lives.

Residential Dual-Diagnosis Treatment

Bonita House's core offering is a 16-bed residential program delivering 24/7 structured care for adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Services include ongoing assessment, stabilization, counseling, intensive day treatment, dual-diagnosis recovery groups, case management, medication management and peer support.

Treatment includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Seeking Safety within a safe, structured setting.

Abstinence is not required as a condition of care reflecting a harm-reduction, client-centered philosophy.

Trauma-Informed Support

Bonita House offers a countywide continuum including crisis response, in-home outreach, supported independent living, wellness programming and employment services.

Its trauma-informed, strengths-based and culturally responsive approach meets people wherever they are from homes and shelters to hospitals and the streets.