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About Social Science Services Inc Cedar House Life Change Center
Cedar House Life Change Center is a community-based residential addiction provider serving San Bernardino and Riverside Counties from its Bloomington campus. Operated by the nonprofit Social Science Services, Inc. since 1973, Cedar House is one of the longer-tenured rehab providers in the Inland Empire, with more than fifty years of accumulated experience in working-class California recovery work.
The service continuum starts with withdrawal management for patients in acute detox and progresses through residential treatment, perinatal residential care for pregnant and parenting women at the dedicated Maple House, and sober living at Sanctuary House. Outpatient programming closes the loop for clients stepping down from residential or entering at a lower acuity. The clinical model relies on evidence-based therapies, medication-assisted treatment when indicated, and individual and group counseling, with overdose prevention training built in for clients and family.
A distinguishing feature of Cedar House is its workforce. The organization openly describes that many of its counselors are themselves people in successful long-term recovery, which shapes the therapeutic culture and the credibility of the program in the community it serves. Bilingual staff fluent in English and Spanish, supplemented by interpreter services, keep the program accessible to the diverse San Bernardino County population.
Financially, Cedar House accepts private health insurance and Medi-Cal as documented on its public-facing site, alongside cash and a sliding-scale fee schedule designed to ensure that ability to pay does not block access. The program is fully licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services and accredited by CARF International for its residential and outpatient services.
- 50+ years of operation since 1973 with established withdrawal management protocols
- CARF accreditation with state licensing for medically supervised detox services
- 24/7 medical monitoring and support throughout the detox process
- Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) protocols for opioid detox
- Specialized programs for pregnant and parenting women requiring medical detox