About this Facility
Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles is a residential and outpatient treatment program for youth ages 13 to 20 who struggle with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health problems. Residents attend a fully accredited, on-site high school while receiving comprehensive treatment services that include individual, group, and family counseling. Evidence-based techniques address mental health, substance abuse, trauma, anger management, and family-related issues. Boys and girls receive treatment in separate, gender-responsive programs, with curricula targeting their unique needs. Youth in treatment benefit from a wide range of support services, such as health care, life skills training, career development, and legal services. Enrichment activities include art, dance, sports, creative writing, and music.
The Phoenix Academy residential treatment model for adolescents, which offers a strength-based, family-centered treatment continuum for teens with substance abuse and co-occurring mental health problems, has been designated as an evidence-based practice by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP, 2008) as well as a model program by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP, 2006).
All major credit cards are accepted. Payment options include the following health insurance plans: Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, APS Healthcare, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, Life Synch/Humana, Managed Health Network (MHN), Value Options, and Health Net (from 11/2011).
For more information about this facility, please visit our Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles microsite.
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Core Services
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Adolescent Outpatient Services
Phoenix House adolescent programs provide treatment in a safe, supportive environment that gives youth and their families a chance to break free from substance abuse. Teaching adolescents how to regain control of their lives is the essence of Phoenix House’s adolescent treatment programs. Our CARF... See more details
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Prevention and Education Services
Phoenix House’s prevention and education services highlight the dangers of drug use, reinforce self-esteem, and educate youth and adults to make positive choices. We provide these services in a variety of settings and ways, including research-based curricula in public and private schools, presenta... See more details
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Mental Health Services
Substance abuse and addiction often go hand-in-hand with mental health issues, and Phoenix House offers treatment programs designed specifically to meet this need. We call these “co-occurring (substance abuse & mental health) problems” and we believe a successful recovery depends on addressi... See more details
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Adolescent Residential Services
Phoenix House provides a variety of residential services for young people. Among them is our Phoenix House Academies for youth. The Academies offer intensive substance abuse and mental health services with high school academic programs in CARF-accredited facilities. In all our adolescent residen... See more details
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Assessment and Evaluation Services
In various locations, Phoenix House provides independent assessments and evaluations of substance use disorders as requested by individuals, families, schools and the Criminal Justice System (including courts, lawyer and probation/parole offices). We can also create brief or comprehensive written ev... See more details
See All Services
- Sober Living and Recovery Support
- Adolescent Outpatient Services
- Prevention and Education Services
- Mental Health Services
- Screening and Brief Interventions
- Adolescent Residential Services
- Assessment and Evaluation Services
- Military Community Services
- Adult Outpatient Services
- Mother and Child Residential Services
- Adult Residential Services
- Adult Detoxification and Stabilization
Additional Services
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High School
Los Angeles County Office of Education maintains a fully accredited high school on-site. Academic tutoring is available for those who are unable to attend school on a daily basis. In an effort to create educational continuity, all students are instructed through self-paced educational materials.
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Family Services
Our services include counseling, family therapy, parent education, and group activities for families of adolescents in treatment.
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Recreation and Fitness Program
A full-time coordinator and team of coaches and recreation therapists assess each teen’s fitness level and help them set personal fitness goals. Three times a week, teens participate in planned indoor and outdoor activities, which are supplemented by dance, yoga, and recreational outings.
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Phoenix Rising Music Program
An on-site music studio gives our residents an extraordinary creative outlet where they can write and record their own music and an opportunity to learn valuable skills.
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Medical and Nursing Services
Health, medical, and dental services are provided by staff nurses, consulting physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and dentists, and through partnerships with community clinics and medical centers.
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Speakers Bureau
Young residents enrolled in treatment participate in community outreach activities to teach their peers about the dangers and consequences of substance abuse. Residents appear as speakers at sessions, classes, and panels held at local schools, community centers and other locations.
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Speak Up! Workshops
These small group workshops are designed to promote better understanding between at-risk youth and the police.
Our Team
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Elizabeth Stanley-Salazar
“It is an honor to lead a diverse, innovative team of professionals who support youth and families in the pursuit of health and recovery.”
Vice President & Managing Director, Phoenix House Academy of Los AngelesContact me
