Residential treatment in California: sliding scale or free
73 of the 382 residential programs SAMHSA lists in California say they offer a sliding fee scale or charge nothing. Call the program to confirm before you go: payment terms and openings change faster than any listing.
73 programs
Order: Programs that also offer detox first; A to Z by name within each group. No program pays for its place (how lists are ordered). What to line up after detox.
| Program | City | Setting | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Method, 1 Method Center | Los Angeles | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| 1 Method | Los Angeles | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| A New Awakening of the San Joaquin | Fresno | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Absolute Control Transitional, Counseling Center Inc | Burbank | Short-term residential, Long-term residential, Partial hospitalization, Intensive outpatient, Regular outpatient, Transitional housing | Not listed |
| Access Malibu, Access | Malibu | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Alcoholism Center for Women, Miracle House | Los Angeles | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Altus Rehab | Encino | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| California Behavioral Health LLC | Cathedral City | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| California Wellness Center Inc | Mission Viejo | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Capo by the Sea | Capistrano Beach | Short-term residential, Long-term residential, Partial hospitalization, Intensive outpatient, Regular outpatient | Not listed |
| Capo by the Sea | San Juan Capistrano | Short-term residential, Long-term residential, Partial hospitalization, Intensive outpatient, Regular outpatient | Not listed |
| Cliffside Malibu, Birdview | Malibu | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Cliffside Malibu 2, CM2 | Malibu | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| CNV Detox Inc | Los Angeles | Hospital inpatient, Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Adult Residential Treatment Services | Santa Barbara | Hospital inpatient, Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Cri Help Inc, Socorro | Los Angeles | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| CRI Help Inc, The George and Tom Pfleger Center | North Hollywood | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Everlast Recovery Center | Riverside | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Fortiva, LLC, Recovery Beach | Garden Grove | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Gratitude Lodge, Drug and Alcohol SA Addiction | Newport Beach | Hospital inpatient, Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Inland Valley Drug and Alcohol, Recovery Services/Men/Women/Children | Upland | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Inspire Malibu | Agoura Hills | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Journey Hillside Tarzana LLC | Tarzana | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| McAlister Institute for Trt and, Education/New Connections | Lemon Grove | Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Mending Bridges LLC | Mission Viejo | Hospital inpatient, Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Mental Health Systems Inc, Family Recovery Center | Oceanside | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Ocean Ridge Treatment and Recovery | San Clemente | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Our Common Ground Inc, Residential | Palo Alto | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Reward Path Recovery Center | Santa Paula | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Salvation Army, Harbor Light Center Recovery and Trt | San Francisco | Long-term residential, Transitional housing | Not listed |
| San Diego Freedom Ranch Inc | Campo | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Serenity Cottages of the Desert | Baker | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Simonds Detox | Granada Hills | Hospital inpatient, Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Stanislaus Recovery Center, Adult Treatment Programs | Ceres | Short-term residential, Long-term residential, Intensive outpatient, Regular outpatient | Yes |
| Sun Street Centers, Women Residential Program | Hollister | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Sun Street Centers, Residential Recovery Services | King City | Short-term residential, Long-term residential, Transitional housing | Yes |
| Sun Street Centers, Residential Recovery Program | Salinas | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Tarzana Treatment Centers, Antelope Valley | Lancaster | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Tarzana Treatment Centers, Long Beach | Long Beach | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Tarzana Treatment Centers Inc | Tarzana | Short-term residential, Long-term residential, Partial hospitalization, Intensive outpatient, Regular outpatient, Transitional housing | Yes |
| Transformations Care Inc | Gardena | Hospital inpatient, Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Yellowstone Recovery, Womens First Step House Inc | Costa Mesa | Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Yellowstone Womens First Step House, The Yellowstone Bridge | Costa Mesa | Long-term residential | Not listed |
| Amity Foundation, Amistad de Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Long-term residential, Transitional housing | Not listed |
| Central Valley Recovery Services Inc, New Hope | Visalia | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Central Valley Recovery Services Inc, New Vision for Women | Visalia | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Chabad Residential, Treatment Center | Los Angeles | Long-term residential | Yes |
| CRASH Inc, Golden Hill House II | San Diego | Long-term residential | Not listed |
| CRASH Inc, Short Term I | San Diego | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Dare U to Care Outreach Ministry | Los Angeles | Short-term residential, Long-term residential, Transitional housing | Not listed |
| Desert Oasis Recovery | Ridgecrest | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Diablo Valley Ranch | Clayton | Hospital inpatient, Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Epiphany Residential | San Francisco | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Friendship House, American Indian Lodge | San Francisco | Long-term residential | Yes |
| Friendship House, Association of American Indians | San Francisco | Long-term residential | Yes |
| Golden Hill House I | San Diego | Long-term residential | Yes |
| Granite Wellness Centers, Residential | Grass Valley | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| House of Hope Foundation Inc | San Pedro | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| House of Metamorphosis | San Diego | Long-term residential | Yes |
| LA Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Nuestra Casa | South Gate | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Milestones Ranch Malibu | Malibu | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Not listed |
| New Life Community Services Inc | Santa Cruz | Long-term residential | Yes |
| North Coast Substance Abuse Council, Crossroads | Eureka | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Safe Refuge | Carson | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Safe Refuge | Carson | Long-term residential, Regular outpatient, Transitional housing | Yes |
| Safe Refuge | Long Beach | Short-term residential, Long-term residential, Partial hospitalization, Intensive outpatient, Regular outpatient | Yes |
| Safe Refuge | Long Beach | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Safe Refuge | Long Beach | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Soroptimist House of Hope Inc | Desert Hot Springs | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Teen Challenge San Diego | San Diego | Long-term residential, Regular outpatient | Not listed |
| VOTC Inc, Visions of the Cross Mens Residential | Redding | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| VOTC Inc, Visions of the Cross Womens Resid | Redding | Short-term residential, Long-term residential | Yes |
| Yellowstone Recovery, Boston House | Costa Mesa | Long-term residential | Not listed |
73 residential programs in California
| Reports | Programs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Also offers Detox | 43 | |
| Also offers Residential | 73 | |
| Also offers Outpatient | 8 | |
| Medication Methadone (certified OTP) | 1 | |
| Medication Buprenorphine | 40 | |
| Medication For alcohol use disorder | 42 | |
| Payment Medicaid | 39 | |
| Payment Medicare | 12 | |
| Payment Private insurance | 48 | |
| Payment Sliding fee scale or no charge | 73 |
Source: SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov listing, pulled . Programs report their own services to SAMHSA, and details change. Call to confirm before you go. A listing here is not a recommendation. Withdrawal.help is independent and not affiliated with SAMHSA, and SAMHSA has not reviewed or endorsed it. Order follows fixed rules; no program pays for its place. Programs can correct SAMHSA's record at FindTreatment@samhsa.hhs.gov or tell us. How this list is built.