Criminal Justice Services

SAPC offers a no-wrong-door policy for anyone to access Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment through the Substance Abuse Service Helpline (SASH), Client Engagement and Navigation Services (CENS), and self-referrals directly to Network Providers. The Criminal Justice Team collaborates with Probation, Office of Public Defender, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Department of Mental Health (DMH), Department of Health Services-Office of Diversion and Reentry and Integrated Correctional Health, and contracted community-based treatment providers to ensure SUD treatment for in-custody individuals transitioning to the community are coordinated and delivered with a warm handoff.

No-cost SUD treatment services are available to justice involved adults who are:

  • Residents of Los Angeles County,
  • Medi-Cal eligible and/or enrolled,
  • Those with coverage under My Health LA (which also covers services for undocumented individuals), or
  • Individuals eligible for select County funded programs such as Assembly Bill 109 (AB 109).

Services includes a range of outpatient, intensive outpatient, residential, withdrawal management (detox), opioid treatment programs, recovery bridge housing, and recovery support services. Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment focuses on a patient centered, individualized approach, where a patient is supported throughout their recovery journey. Recovery Support Services (RSS) are available to justice involved individuals immediately upon release from custody (admitted directly to RSS without requiring prior engagement in treatment services). Individuals do not need to be abstinent from drugs for any specified period.

 
Public Health has made reasonable efforts to provide accurate translation. However, no computerized translation is perfect and is not intended to replace traditional translation methods. If questions arise concerning the accuracy of the information, please refer to the English edition of the website, which is the official version.
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