Del Amo Behavioral Health System
About Del Amo Behavioral Health System
Del Amo Behavioral Health System is a behavioral health treatment provider in Torrance, California, specializing in mental health and addiction care for children, adolescents, adults and older adults.
I like their inpatient and outpatient programs, including partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) services, with dedicated tracks for dual diagnosis, trauma, eating disorders and substance use.
I also appreciate their multidisciplinary team approach, individualized treatment plans and specialized programming for veterans, first responders and teens.
What programs and levels of care are available?
Del Amo Behavioral Health System provides 24 hour inpatient care for adults and adolescents who need intensive stabilization as well as outpatient options like PHP and IOP for those balancing treatment with daily responsibilities.
Specialty programs include the Star Program for adolescents struggling with substance use and cooccurring disorders, trauma focused treatment using EMDR and TF CBT, eating disorder care and services designed for military members, veterans and first responders.
Who can get help at Del Amo?
The center serves children, adolescents, adults and older adults struggling with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD and eating disorders alongside substance use disorders including alcohol and opioid addiction.
Dual diagnosis programming is available for individuals experiencing both addiction and mental health challenges at the same time.
Amenities
Recreational therapy uniquely combines therapeutic interventions with an activity, like horse-riding, hiking, wilderness therapy, basketball, tennis, or a full workout. Benefits of recreational therapy include providing a healthy way to work through the emotions of recovery, learning to build and maintain relationships, improving communication skills, and building self-esteem.
Music can be extremely therapeutic, serving as a valuable healing tool and an integrative feature of a holistic treatment plan. A music room offers a large number of outlets, including singing, playing musical instruments, and listening to music.
Addiction Treatment Programs
Typically, a young adult program in California can guide individuals from detox, through initial treatment, and extends to aftercare. Treatment gives young adults what they need to reset their lives and move to the next stage of life free from addiction.
Adults 18 and over can be treated here. Adolescents ages 13 to 17 are treated as well.
Alcohol rehab in California provides professional treatment to guide participants through each step of recovery. Programs offer a support system to walk you through challenges and celebrate victories with you, from detox to long-term sobriety.
Gender-specific addiction treatment programs may be more effective in treating men because they focus on unique needs of males. Men’s rehab in California is designed to help men process emotions and cope with stress in a judgment-free environment.
Women’s rehab in California provides a safe environment where women can work through addiction challenges surrounded by their gender peers. This often creates an environment that is more conducive to recovery.
When a person is struggling with addiction, their actions and emotions may not be rational. Cognitive behavioral therapy in California helps individuals understand better why they feel and act certain ways and how those emotions and actions can lead to substance abuse.
Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.
Seniors face unique challenges that may contribute to substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders. Elderly rehab in California is designed to address these challenges to provide relevant and safe treatment for seniors.
The Veteran's Programs offer treatment for veterans that is tied to combat stress and to military deployment.
Therapists often use rational emotive behavioral therapy in California to treat addiction. The ABC (activating event, beliefs, consequences) framework is used to help participants identify irrational beliefs and reframe their thinking in healthier ways.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an integrative, community-based care strategy designed to address the needs of persons with severe and/or complex mental illness or behavioral disorders. ACT is typically provided by a multidisciplinary team of medical and mental health care providers, social workers, therapists, and other specialists, including addiction recovery professionals. These services are frequently provided in the home and community to clients in crisis, those who are clinically unstable, and those who are unable or unwilling to travel to a hospital or clinic for in-person treatment.
Levels of Care
When you choose outpatient rehab in California, you will meet with a counselor and attend support group meetings. The focus will be on restructuring attitudes and thoughts to reduce cravings and develop skills to prevent relapse. The length of time in outpatient rehab varies by individual, based on their recovery needs.
Mental health issues are treated together with the problem they accompany, not as a fully separate concern.
Residential services are part of the main campus in the South Bay area of Torrance, California, the campus named for this care.
Intervention services in California provide the support you need to encourage a loved one to make wise recovery decisions. Professionals will help you work with your loved one to develop an intervention plan and get him or her started on their recovery journey.
Contact Information
Amy Greene’s first novel Bloodroot was a New York Times and National Bestseller and a New York Times Editor’s Choice pick. Her second novel Long Man was a Washington Post Top Book of the Year. She lives in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee with her husband and two children.
Rehabs.org regularly reviews this listing for accuracy but changes may occur between updates. For the most up-to-date information, please contact Del Amo Behavioral Health System.
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How does payment work at Del Amo Behavioral Health System?
A confidential assessment is available at no cost, and admissions start there. The center then checks coverage options with you and with your insurance provider. The no-cost step is the assessment itself. health insurance for rehab is what gets reviewed with the plan.
What levels of care are available in Torrance?
Residential services are on the Torrance main campus. Inpatient medical detox is offered, and addiction is treated as an illness. Mental health issues are treated together with that care rather than apart from it. medical detox is a level offered here.
Who can be admitted here, including veterans?
People ages 13 to 17 are treated, and so are adults 18 and older. Veterans can use the Veteran’s Programs, which address combat stress and military deployment.
Can you walk in, or do you need an appointment?
You can walk in to the mental health hospital, and appointments are also an option. Licensed clinicians in mental health are on duty around the clock, all week, and they can help you or a family member. A walk-in visit and a scheduled visit are both accepted.
Does this Torrance location offer partial hospitalization?
No. Partial hospitalization is not offered at this Torrance location. PHP is not part of care on this campus. This location is not a partial hospitalization site, and that program is not available here.



