About this Facility

Established in 1994, Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles is an evidence-based residential treatment program for 110 youth ages 13-18 affected by co-occurring substance abuse and/or mental health disorders. Residents attend a fully-accredited on-site high school while receiving comprehensive treatment services, including: individual and group counseling (mental health, substance abuse, trauma, and anger management); family therapy (parent education, group counseling); art and music therapy; cultural and recreational activities; and a broad range of life skills training (career development, job placement, health care, legal services).

The newest addition to Phoenix House Academy’s continuum of care is Renaissance Short-Stay Residential Program for boys ages 13 to 17, which will open on August 15, 2012.  The personalized evidence-based services, based on the “Stages of Change” model, address the individual issues of each client.

Phoenix House Academy’s Outpatient Program offers outpatient and intensive outpatient day treatment services to teens ages 13-20  who struggle with substance-use-related disorders. Services include individual and group counseling: mental health counseling; case management; educational workshops; family services; and sober recreational opportunities. Evidence-based substance abuse and mental health treatment techniques are used to address such issues as trauma, depression, anger management, and behavioral disorders.

The Academy also provides home-based intensive case management services to teens and their families. This federally-funded program is called ACCESS and focuses on adolescents with issues of delinquency and involvement with the juvenile justice system. In addition, Comprehensive Drug and Alcohol Prevention Services offered in selected schools in north-east San Fernando Valleyare the newest element in Phoenix House’s continuum of care.

In 2008, Phoenix House Academy received the designation of “evidence-based practice” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) and was placed on the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. The Academy is licensed by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. It is fully accredited by the California Alliance of Child and Family Services and by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).