Pajaro Valley Prevention and Restorative Justice Center

240 East Lake Avenue
Watsonville, CA 95076

Watsonville, California
831-728-6445

About Pajaro Valley Prevention and Restorative Justice Center

Serving the region of Pajaro Valley, California, Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance (PVPSA) offers a range of community health and prevention services. They offer outpatient mental health support, substance abuse treatment, health education, and prevention services. The Prevention and Restorative Justice Center focuses on helping youths and family members navigate anxiety, depression, substance use, and traumatic situations. Restorative Justice program aim to reduce the harm associated with student misbehavior or crime.

Improving The Quality Of Life For People in Pajaro Valley

The goal of programming at PVPSA is to redirect kids from the criminal justice system. Collaborating with the Watsonville Police Department, the Caminos Hacia El Exito diversion program helps adolescents aged 10 through 17 who have been cited for misdemeanor offenses.

PVPSA provides wraparound services like mental health counseling, parental support, and case management. Counseling can be provided within the community, at local schools, or at the facility.

Substance Abuse Counseling With Life Skills

For kids dealing with substance abuse, individual and group counseling sessions are used to help them find community, hope, and healing. These adolescents will learn life skills that assist them in making positive life choices and implementing change.

Clinicians also respond in real-time to crisis situations with safety plans and to connect kids to other resources as needed. Project Success Tobacco Cessation Support Groups are held to help young people stop or reduce cigarette smoking. This program is an eight-session curriculum delivered over a six-week period. Sessions cover topics like dealing with nicotine withdrawal, relaxation techniques, and how to avoid relapse.

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Addiction Treatment Programs

Alcoholism

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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.

Men's Rehab

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.

Opioid Treatment

For those who are struggling with opioid use disorder, help is available at opioid rehab in California. This complex addiction can be treated through a combination of evidence-based therapies and medication assisted treatment.

Women's Rehab

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.

Teen & Adolescent Program

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.

Levels of Care

Outpatient Rehab

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.

Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health

When you have a co-occurring disorder, it is essential to treat both your addiction and the mental health disorder. California dual diagnosis treatment provides this type of multidisciplinary approach, for improved recovery outcomes.

Drug & Alcohol Intervention

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

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240 East Lake Avenue
Watsonville, CA 95076

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