Casa de las Amigas' recovery concept emphasizes the need for mental, physical and spiritual health.

The Basic Requirements

• The primary problem must be alcoholism and/or substance abuse
• A minimum of 24 hours without any mind altering substances
• Willingness to participate in the Casa program
• Only voluntary admissions accepted

Casa de Las Amigas is a Licensed and Certified Recovery Home for alcoholic women. It is not a hospital nor a nursing facility. Guests must be well enough to participate in all activities required.

Casa de Las Amigas

Casa is a voluntary 30-60-90 day intensive program with an extended six month, one year and two-year transitional program available. Casa de Las Amigas does not discriminate and will not deny services on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability or the inability to pay. Our woman are 18 years of age or older (or emancipated minor) referred by homeless shelters, mental health and hospital agencies, court and correctional facilities and by the Department of Public Social Services and Department of Children Family Services. Our networking includes United American Indian Involvement, Living Proof Recovery Center, Passageways among many other programs and facilities in and out of the Pasadena area.

Residential Services

Our services include but are not limited to:

• Initial intake, assessment and orientation
• Intensive Case Management with community networking accessibility and referrals.
• Initial treatment planning - to identify high risk situations and behaviors and reevaluate every 28 days to change as appropriate for more intensive case management.
• Implementation of goal oriented tasks and treatment strategies.
• Anger management, parenting, relapse prevention, domestic violence.
• Daily routine of physical fitness activities: Yoga, walking, exercise, volleyball, etc.
• Medical aspects of alcoholism and addiction.
• HIV/AIDS education and testing with a network of service to meet client needs.
• Mental health assessment and in-house individual counseling with outside professional assistance for specific high risk behaviors: Anorexia, Bulimia, Depression, Physical and/or Mental Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse Issues.
• Community based treatment through mandatory 12-step meetings and 12-step panels.
• Health education and guidance with lectures, films, outside professionals facilitating.
• Length of treatment approximately three to six months with extended care available, timelines are decided by the client and individual counselor during treatment and action plan sessions.
• Medical physical with TB test to all residents.
• Any service deemed necessary to the overall well being of the client within the scope of this program.
• Outpatient/Aftercare

Casa de Las Amigas is operated in accordance with U.S. Department of Agriculture policy and state standards, in compliance with the provisions of Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, title VI of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1954, the federal Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 11135 et seq. of the California government Code, and regulations implementing such statutes. These laws prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex ethnic group identification, national origin, religion , age or mental or physical disability. These laws should be consulted for circumstances under which services can be denied or conditioned.