Actors Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow attend Phoenix House’s 12th Annual Triumph For Teens Awards Gala at the Montage Beverly Hills, June 15, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Los Angeles, CA – [October 30, 2023] – It is with heavy hearts that Phoenix House California (PHCA) mourns the untimely passing of actor and humanitarian Matthew Perry. The accomplished actor, best known for his iconic role as Chandler Bing on the hit television series “Friends,” was a steadfast advocate for sobriety and dedicated himself to helping others in their journey toward sobriety. In 2015, Phoenix House had the h ..read more

Register Now About The Inaugural 5K Walk for Overdose Awareness   Phoenix House California’s “5K Walk to Promote Overdose Awareness” will take place on September 23, 2023 at Dockweiler State Beach 12000 Vista Del Mar, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293. This behavioral health event will offer vital, life-saving information and resources to about 250 county residents. Participants will walk the route, receive overdose prevention information and materials (free Naloxone kits, and a variety of flyers and brochures), as well as event T-shirts, and a free meal at the end of the Walk.  In 2021 ..read more

It is with great sadness that Phoenix House California mourns the loss of Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal M.D., better known as “Mitch”. He was instrumental in the early formation of Phoenix House and championed approaches that paved the way drug treatment care was done. He committed his life to supporting those most vulnerable within the addiction spectrum. In the early formation of Phoenix House in 1967, he was serving as deputy commissioner of New York City’s Addiction Services Agency, later resigning his position to completely commit to the fight against addiction and lead Phoenix House as the lea ..read more

Phoenix House Now Operating Sobering Center at the Be Well Campus in Orange County ORANGE COUNTY, CA, June 19, 2022—Phoenix House California is honored to announce our selection by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to begin operations of the 12-bed Sobering Center at the Be Well Campus in Orange County. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the contract funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency for Phoenix House to begin providing services at the Center located at 265 S. Anita Drive in Orange, CA on Thursday July 22, 2022, following the transfer of services from the current p ..read more

The “Evidence-Based Practice” (EBP) is the concept of basing clinical care decisions on the best available knowledge or evidence, rather than on tradition, or past practice. It means finding the best available evidence to support a clinical decision for an individual client. To become “evidence-based” the program or practice must have its effectiveness evaluated in a large-scale research study, preferably using “randomized controlled trial” approach comparing outcomes for participants enrolled in a given EBP with those receiving no services or interventions. Other studies use pre-test and post ..read more