Women’s Recovery Services was founded in 1975 to provide residential addiction treatment exclusively for women. We have remained committed to our mission for the last 42 years, focusing on gender-specific services, which research consistently demonstrates helps women succeed in recovery.  

 

Our staff is specially trained and sensitive to women's issues in addiction and recovery, incorporating into treatment services an awareness of domestic violence, trauma and abuse histories, parenting stresses, and other concerns.  These issues central to women's lives are addressed along with addiction in all our recovery classes, groups, and individual case work.  

 

An understanding of these issues and the role of post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety in addiction is integrated into all phases of treatment planning at WRS.  In addition to our state license, in 2009 the State of California recognized Women's Recovery Services for its program responsive co-occurring mental and emotional distress as well as addiction, with a certification of Dual-Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT).

 

At WRS women with infants and young children can participate in addiction treatment without having to leave their children.  Mothers attend recovery groups and classes while their children are cared for in our on-site Children's Program, or attend nearby community schools.