Perinatal Substance Abuse Treatment

Perinatal substance abuse programs are specialized treatment programs designed specifically for women who are:

• Pregnant
• Postpartum (first year of life)
• Parenting women (raising children ages 0 to 5)

The purpose of these treatment programs is to help women stop abusing drugs or alcohol. These are confidential (private) programs that focus on rehabilitating a mother’s life. Services are often at no cost so mothers may have a break from parenting so she may focus on her recovery and building a brighter future.

Services typically include:

• Individual treatment
• Family treatment
• Group counseling
• Health and nutrition education
• Parenting classes
• Skill building (e.g. relationship, self-esteem, coping)
• Resource and referral to other community programs to help the family (i.e., food pantries, free or low-cost dentistry, marriage counseling, etc.)

Services MAY also include:

• Child care
• Bus passes or other forms of transportation to help women get to the treatment program
• Developmental screenings for your infant / child
• Coordination of medical care

Types of Treatment MAY include:

• Residential (live-in program)
• Day treatment (e.g. 4 half-days a week)
• Outpatient (2-3 groups a week)

Resources

San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health Alcohol and Drug Services Administration(909) 421-4601

• Inland Behavioral & Health Services, Inc. (IBHS), San Bernardino, (909) 881-6146
  • Also: Free, drop–in, community support group for pregnant and postpartum women
• Cedar House Life Change Center (Social Science Services), Bloomington, (909) 421-7120
• High Desert Child, Adolescent & Family Services Center, Inc., Victorville, (760) 243-7151
• Inland Valley Recovery Services (IVRS), Upland, (909) 949-4667

The Riverside County Department of Mental Health (RCDMH) Substance Abuse Administration Office(951) 782-2400

• Riverside County’s MOMS Perinatal Programs:
  • Cathedral City, (760) 770-2222
  • Corona, (951) 737-2962
  • Hemet, (951) 791-3350
  • Indio, (760) 347-0754
  • Riverside, (951) 955-2105

• MFI Recovery Center – A Woman’s Place, Riverside, (951) 683-6596
• Online information available at: www.drugrehab.com/guides/pregnancy , www.drugrehab.com/addiction/alcohol,  www.rehabcenter.net/postpartum-depression-anxiety/, and

            www.alcoholrehabguide.org/resources/alcohol-abuse-during-pregnancy/