ABOUT HIS SHELTERING ARMS
His Sheltering Arms (HSA) is a substance use disorder and PTSD mental health treatment program that serves women in the greater Los Angeles area. HSA is focused on enhancing and developing vocational skills and treatment for women and women with children. The facility offers residential and outpatient services, child/family development, parenting classes, substance abuse education, PTSD trauma therapy, relapse prevention, and child care.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
To be admitted as a resident, women must be at least 18 years old, must be willing to stop using drugs and alcohol, and must commit to a treatment program lasting no fewer than six months. HSA used evidence-based treatment services such as PTSD/trauma focused treatment, CBT group sessions and individual sessions, alcohol and other drugs education/awareness, relapse prevention, and more.
Outpatient services offered include relapse prevention, attitude adjustment, trauma therapy and counseling; alcohol, drug, and parenting education, and STD/HIV/AIDS and urine analysis testing.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
There was no information provided by the facility regarding its treatment staff at the time of this writing.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
Women suffering from mental health issues and those who are affected by HIV/AIDS are also accepted. HSA offers permanent housing for disabled and homeless women who are aged 55 and over in a facility known as the Pearl Center. The Pearl Center offers family reunification and interaction, a comfortable room, trauma therapy and counseling, individual and group counseling, three snacks nutritious meals per day.
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
There was only one review left by a friend or family member of a client at the time of this writing. This reviewer gave the facility a perfect five out of five star review for Treatment Effectiveness, Meals & Nutrition, and Accommodations & Amenities. She gave a neutral response when asked if the facility offered excellent leisure, exercise, and extracurricular options; if the facility was clean and well maintained; and if treatment was affordable and/or payment plans, scholarships, or financial assistance were available.
The reviewer agreed when asked if the facility offered many counseling options to choose from; if treatment and services offered at this facility were worth the cost; and if the admission and discharge procedures were swift, organized, and clearly explained.
When asked about strengths of the facility she wrote, “strong recovery”, and when asked about weakness, she wrote “nothing”. Overall, she had a positive review of the facility’s treatment, saying “there treatment is good”.
FINANCING OR CONCLUSION
According to HeathGrove, HSA accepts state insurance (other than Medicaid).1
Updated February 2017