Sober living evaluation checklist
A detailed list of cost, safety, house-rule and environment questions to ask a residence before making a decision.
Open checklist ↗RECOVERY RESOURCES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRST
Useful questions.
Better-informed decisions.
Practical, general information for people researching recovery housing and the transition after substance use treatment.
Platform in development · No treatment, referral, placement, or real-time availability service is currently offered.
GUIDES
Start with a practical framework
Questions for a treatment provider
Understand levels of care, licensing, services, costs, and discharge-planning questions.
Read guide ↗Planning a transition to housing
A nonclinical preparation framework for clarifying logistics, responsibilities and next-step information.
Read transition guide ↗TRUSTED EXTERNAL SOURCES
Where to verify information
DHCS substance use directories
State-published licensing and certification resources for substance use treatment programs.
Visit DHCS ↗SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov
Government-supported national treatment locator with program details and filters.
FindTreatment.gov ↗CCAPP Recovery Residences
Independent published certification search, not an exhaustive roster of California recovery homes.
CCAPP search ↗THE NEXT STEP
Need a directory instead?
Browse treatment records or recovery-residence discovery sources.