About
About Roque Center
The Roque Center was founded in March 1972 as a nonprofit corporation in Stanton, California, and has operated continuously for more than five decades from its facility at 10936 Dale Avenue in Orange County. Licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services (license #300015AN), the program is built around a clear mission: to provide affordable substance abuse treatment while turning no one away for inability to pay.
Clinically, Roque Center uses a 12-step social model approach centered on peer support, home-like residential living, and behavior change through education, group process, and one-to-one counseling. The program targets long-term recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction through positive role models and the development of alternative coping skills rather than a hospital-style medical model. Both detox and residential treatment are offered on-site.
The program serves a broad cross-section of adults in need, including veterans, pregnant women, seniors, court-ordered clients, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and patients who are deaf or hard of hearing. Care is delivered in English and Russian, reflecting the demographics of the surrounding Orange County community. Since opening in 1972, Roque Center reports helping more than 34,000 individuals find quality care.
Funding comes primarily through Medicaid (Medi-Cal), Medicare, and state insurance, with the organization’s nonprofit structure subsidizing care for those without coverage. Roque Center is recognized as one of the few Orange County rehabs willing to admit clients regardless of ability to pay, an unusual position in California’s largely private-pay rehab landscape.
- Operating medical detox programs since 1972 with five decades of withdrawal management experience
- 24-hour medical supervision throughout detox with licensed DHCS facility credentials
- Bilingual medical detox services available in English and Russian
- No-refusal policy ensuring access to medical detox regardless of payment ability
- Specialized detox programs for pregnant women and veterans requiring medical supervision