Rio Hondo Mental Health Center – Cerritos, California
17707 studebaker Road, Cerritos, California, 90703
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- County or local government funds
- Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Cash or self-payment
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Medicare
- Military insurance
- Self-pay options
- Financial aid
Addiction Resource Score
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8.0
Out of 10
Situated in Cerritos, California, Rio Hondo Mental Health Center offers people complete outpatient mental health and dual diagnosis therapy. The facility provides older citizens, young people, and those with hearing impairments with customized programs. With services designed with the requirements of people who are clinically stable and do not need to be hospitalized in mind, they provide a flexible but encouraging setting for those going through recovery.
The Rio Hondo Mental Health Center’s outpatient services are centered on creating customized treatment plans by conducting a comprehensive evaluation of patients’ physical and mental health issues. Individual, group, and family counseling are among the therapeutic modalities that clients engage in; they are all based on research-proven techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). These programs aim to support long-term recovery by teaching participants vital life skills including self-care, emotional control, and relapse prevention techniques. Important subjects covered in the therapy sessions include stress and anger management, coping strategies, and general emotional health.
In keeping with their mission to ensure the long-term success of their clients, Rio Hondo Mental Health Center provides comprehensive aftercare planning and assistance. Step-down treatment, help finding housing and a job, and referrals to other health, mental health, and social service programs are some examples of these services. This promotes a more seamless return to everyday life by guaranteeing that clients have access to a continuum of care that changes in response to their requirements.
Rio Hondo Mental Health Center accepts sliding scale charges, self-pay choices, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance in an effort to make treatment affordable. The provision of financial help to those in need lowers obstacles to accessing high-quality medical treatment.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
Treatment Modalities
- Family counseling
- Individual psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Group counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Experiential Therapy
Conditions Treated
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Alcoholism
- Opioid Treatement
Levels Of Care
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
- Halfway house
- Detoxification
- Outpatient detoxification
License and Accreditation
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