Resources
Helpful links & contacts.
Tools for finding support, understanding your options, and connecting with the recovery community in California.
Find meetings
Alcoholics Anonymous
The original 12-step program. Meeting finder covers every zip code in California.
Find a meeting →Narcotics Anonymous
Peer support for people with drug addiction. Meetings across California daily.
Find a meeting →Crisis support
SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357
Free, confidential, 24/7. Treatment referral and information for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use disorders.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Free 24/7 crisis counseling via text message. Available in English and Spanish.
Understanding your options
Recovery housing fits into a continuum of care. Here's how the pieces fit together.
Medical stabilization
Detox
Safely manages withdrawal from substances under medical supervision. Usually 3–7 days. The starting point when physical dependence is present.
Clinical programming
Residential Treatment
Provides therapy, counseling, and structured programming in a residential setting. Typically 30–90 days. Addresses the roots of addiction.
Recovery housing
Sober Living
A structured, accountable home to live in while rebuilding your life. No clinical programming — just community, accountability, and real-world practice.
For families
Al-Anon
Support for families and friends of people with a drinking problem. Meetings worldwide.
Visit Al-Anon →Nar-Anon
Support for families and friends affected by a loved one's addiction to drugs.
Visit Nar-Anon →California resources
CA Dept of Health Care Services
State licensing database and treatment facility finder for California.
LA County Behavioral Health
Los Angeles County mental health and substance use services.
OC Health Care Agency
Orange County behavioral health resources and crisis services.
San Diego County Behavioral Health
San Diego County substance use and mental health services.
SF Dept of Public Health
San Francisco substance use treatment and harm reduction programs.
Sacramento County Behavioral Health
Sacramento County mental health and substance use disorder services.