LA CASITA
Program Manager: Deanne Sharp
10603,
10615, 10621 Downey Avenue
Downey,
CA 90241
(562)
622-2268
La
Casita is a member of the Los Angeles County Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery
System provider network. As a Certified Drug Medi-Cal Provider, the program provides
residential Substance Use Disorder treatment to women and their children.
La
Casita first opened in April 1996 as a demonstration project funded by the
federal government to provide substance abuse treatment for women and their
children. La Casita is a peri-natal residential program.
Women
are assessed using the full American Society of Addiction Medicine Assessment
and receive the following services: Education and counseling groups, individual
counseling sessions with Substance Abuse Specialist and/or a therapist, case
management, transportation, and random drug screening. Services will be
provided, free of cost, to Medi-Cal and My Health LA qualified individuals who
meet medical necessity. Assistance with enrolling in Medi-Cal or My Health LA
programs is available.