Westcare provides substance abuse treatment programs in California, including long-term residential programs for men and women lasting 31-180 days. These programs include counseling, education, and skills development. Westcare also operates the M'ella House, which treats substance-abusing pregnant and parenting women and their children ages 0-5 by providing holistic family services while the mothers are in treatment. Additionally, Westcare has an adult outpatient program for those who do not require residential treatment and can receive substance abuse services while living and working in the community. Funding comes from various California state and county sources.

1. WESTCARE By Isaias Nolasco Jr. Maura O’Neill Teresa Zavala UPLIFTING THE HUMAN SPIRIT

2. Mission & Vision Westcare empowers everyone with whom we come into contact to engage in a process of healing, growth and change benefiting themselves, their families, coworkers and communities. Westcare devotes our best collective and individual efforts to uplift the human spirit by consistently improving, expanding and strengthening the quality, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of everything we do.

3. .Clinical Vision Westcare renders high-quality, cost effective health and human services. Westcare is a mulit-cultural team of experienced, credentialed and dedicated professionals. There is mutual respect between the client and staff. Westcare believes in the efficacy of collaborative efforts, where each person’s viewpoint is valued to solve the problem. We recognize the common human connection among coworkers and the people we serves.

4. California Men’s/Women’s Long Term Residential Program This program provides intense alcohol and other drug abuse treatment services for adult males. Men’s/Women’s long term residential services are provided in a male only unit and the clinical curriculum is designed to better service the needs of men/women. The men’s/women’s long term residential program allows for a stay in treatment from 31 to 180 days. Program services include specialized alcohol and drug curricula for criminal justice participants through contracts with the CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Youth Authority, and Federal Probation. Services in this program include individual, and group counseling, vocational skills development activities, alcohol and drug education classes, relapse prevention, introduction to community-based 12-step meetings, family and significant other educational support services, HIV/AIDS education, mental health treatment, and counseling.

5. Funding Sources Westcare California’s Men’s/Women’s Long Term Residential program is partially funded by the Fresno County Human Services System, Department of Children & Family Services, California Youth Authority, Madera County Behavioral Health Services, Federal Probation, the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation. Assessment of a participant’s ability to pay for a portion, or all, of the cost of treatment is determined on a case-by-case basis. Service is never refused due to a participant’s inability to pay; however, some programs may have waiting lists.

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7. The M’ella House Purpose The M’ella House is a substance abuse program devoted to the treatment of pregnant and parenting adult women and their children ages 0-5 years who are referred by agencies throughout Fresno County. This specialized program is designed to provide women and their children with unique services that allow for the maintenance of a drug-free lifestyle and promote attachment.

8. M’ella House continued We emphasize family unification and apply a holistic approach to treatment that more effectively meet the needs of women as they develop and strengthen strategies to maintain their newly-found substance-free lifestyle, while caring for and nurturing their children. While in treatment, children are assessed and treated for developmental, social and emotional problems.

9. M’ella Services and Scope The M’ella House provides gender specific services including individual, group and family counseling services. Westcare’s has on on-site therapeutic daycare and provides assessment and referral services for occupational, speech, and rehabilitative therapy for mothers and children. This program also provides a coping skill training that includes anger management and domestic violence prevention, mental health assessment and treatment, life skills, money management, smoking cessation, stress management, and parenting groups. These groups are designed to allow women to transition into the community with ability to care for themselves and their children successfully without returning to a substance abusing lifestyle.

10. Adult Outpatient Program California’s adult outpatient program provides alcohol and other drug abuse outpatient treatment services for adults who reside within Fresno County and surrounding areas of San Joaquin Valley. Outpatient serves the needs of adults who require substance abuse treatment while working and living in the community, but do not require the more intensive services provided in a residential program.

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