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The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges to facilities that provide substance abuse treatment and sober living accommodations. These include limited access to COVID-19 tests, scarcity of available Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the...

We are living in a time of unprecedented upheaval in which the lives of people across the world are severely affected. As a result, the global pandemic has clearly been a catalyst for negative emotions, most notably that of fear. The fear of infection, illness, and...

Please see the below letter from our Board of Directors regarding the adjustments we have made to our operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.   At Heartland House, our number one priority is the safety of our residents and staff. While we continue to...

The COVID-19 pandemic has ended in-person 12-step meetings for the time being. In response, many 12-step meeting groups have moved to virtual formats. This has happened very quickly over the past t two weeks and the practice of online meetings is still evolving but...

We are in an unprecedented time of our lives, and of an entire generation. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it a for people of every demographic. When unable to interact as before with one’s doctors, therapists, loved ones and fellows in recovery,...

While communities across the globe are feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the responses and available resources to alleviate the pandemic’s impacts vary widely by locale. Our Heartland House team has collected resources and information that may be useful to...

Heartland House is proud to announce, and celebrate, 59 years in service to the recovery community in San Diego! Our organization began as a small soup kitchen operation servicing the homeless in downtown San Diego in 1960. This began to rapidly evolve as the needs of...

In 2018, Heartland House ran a fundraiser for the installation of two heavy-duty storage sheds. Our current sheds, as you can see, had served us well but had outlived their service life. And because we were (and still are!) growing and expanding, we needed more space...

So you made it through the holidays sober - now what? Happy New Year welcome to 2020! whether you are new in sobriety or not hopefully you just made it through a sober holiday season. The holidays are the most stressful time of year for everyone whether you have...

Heartland House was recently featured on  The Change Companies® blog. We spent over a year researching an evidence-based practice to use in our program, and once we found The Change Companies® it has been great ever since. We were honored to be featured in their blog....

The holiday season is upon us! For many people, this means joyful times spent with family, friends, and coworkers celebrating the season. For those in recovery from substance use disorder, the holiday season can be extra stressful and angst-filled - but you can make...

  What is Anger? “In the most general sense, anger is a feeling or emotion that ranges from mild irritation to intense fury and rage. Anger is a natural response to those situations where we feel threatened, we believe harm will come to us, or we believe that...

Featured Supporter: McMillen Family Foundation Our mission at Heartland House is to serve men recovering from substance use disorder and related co-occurring conditions. Our goals are to provide a living environment conducive to continued recovery, conduct an...

Erica GreenClinical Director/Social WorkerLCSW Erica Green joined Heartland House in August of 2018 as our Clinical Director and Social Worker. She has been a healthcare professional since 1999 when she started working for drug court, applying the knowledge she gained...

The Heartland House Client Intake Process Each client who applies for admission to the Heartland House program first goes through an in-depth assessment in which our team determines how we can best help them. As a benchmark, this assessment uses the widely accepted...

Implementing the Social Model (12-step) Program at Heartland House Our Heartland House team considers the individually-centered aspects of our treatment program to be one of the keystones of our success. Simply put, there are differences in what works for each...

Pharmacological or Medicated-Assisted Treatment As part of our individually-centered treatment program, Heartland House focuses on different areas of recovery assistance. As indicated on our core programs page, one of these elements is assisting men in pharmacological...

Our Recovery Program - Continuing Care After completing their residential treatment program, every client requires strong social supports to help them maintain long-term sobriety as they learn how to function in mainstream society. The purpose of Continuing Care is to...