Don Allen ParentCare Family Recovery Center

ParentCare Family Recovery Center is an outpatient addiction treatment center in La Mesa, California.

It's operated by the nonprofit Vista Hill Foundation specifically for pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders and their children.

The program offers outpatient treatment levels of care with counseling, psychiatric services and a 28 week structured curriculum followed by 12 weeks of relapse prevention.

Treatment here is built around the whole family with children cared for on site while mothers attend programming.

Bring Your Children to Treatment

Being your children to treatment is a core design of the program rather than an accommodation.

The La Mesa facility is housed in a two story building and includes the on site Therapeutic Learning Center.

This offers a specialized preschool and childcare service along with infant care facilities, a large kitchen and dining area.

Mothers can attend groups and counseling while their children receive developmental care nearby.

For a woman in East San Diego County weighing treatment against losing custody or leaving children without care this program makes it possible to recover and keep your children.

The center is made for women at high risk for child abuse involvement, domestic violence and homelessness.

It also works in partnership with County Child Welfare Services, drug and family courts and local hospitals.

From Outpatient to Sober Living

ParentCare connects you to the Vista Hill Sober Living Apartments in Lemon Grove giving families a structured next step toward reunification after primary treatment rather than a sudden discharge.

Priority admission goes to pregnant and parenting individuals and on site psychiatric services address the dual diagnoses a majority of women in the program experience.

Fees here are on an income based sliding scale and Medi-Cal and other insurance are accepted.

They have county behavioral health funding that supports the program.Walk in assistance is accepted so you find help when you need it most without the wait.