Service League of San Mateo County - Hope House

They are set up for 2 levels: inpatient residential and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Redwood City, 2 offer a bed.

They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Menlo Park is the nearest place that does it, 1.7 miles away.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Redwood City differ on it.

They treat pregnancy and the postpartum period, which matters because withdrawal in pregnancy is managed differently and not every place near Redwood City is set up for it.

Their programs are for adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. The group you sit in is usually built around the age band, which in Redwood City can mean one group rather than several.

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them 1.7 miles away in Menlo Park.

The first conversation is mostly questions about what is being used, how much, and for how long. Understating the amount is the most common mistake on that call, and it leads to the wrong level of care being offered. Ask what they would recommend if money were not a factor, and then what they recommend given that it is.

A program treats your presence there as confidential by default, including from whoever is paying. An authorization carries an end date and stops when that date passes, rather than running on indefinitely. Ask for a copy of any release you sign, and read what it covers.