Substance Abuse Program Palm Desert

Riverside University Health System Behavioral Health operates a substance abuse prevention and treatment clinic in Palm Desert, California a county operated substance use treatment program offering outpatient care for adults, adolescents and families.

Services include regular outpatient treatment and intensive outpatient treatment, medication assisted treatment and support for both mental health and substance use disorders.

As a public behavioral health provider, RUHS focuses on evidence based and trauma informed care paired with practical recovery support.

Medication Options and Telehealth

Care typically begins with a comprehensive substance use assessment to determine the right level of support.

From there, you may enter regular outpatient or intensive outpatient treatment with medication options for opioid and alcohol use disorders including buprenorphine, naltrexone and acamprosate.

You can expect individual and group, family and couples counseling grounded in approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, contingency management and the Matrix Model.

The program also provides relapse prevention, overdose and naloxone education as well as aftercare planning and telehealth options.

Quick Facts to Know

• Location: Palm Desert, California and serving the Coachella Valley region
• Levels of care: Outpatient, intensive outpatient and medication treatment for opioid and alcohol use disorders
• Who they treat: Adolescents and transitional age youth, adult men and women, pregnant and postpartum women, and LGBTQ+ clients
• Approach: Trauma informed care using cognitive behavioral therapy, the Matrix Model and motivational incentives
• Payment options: Medicaid and private insurance, state and federal funding and self pay
• Recovery support: Case management and peer support, housing assistance and transportation help