Janus of Santa Cruz – Chestnut Street

Janus of Santa Cruz was founded in 1976 by physician Dr. Robert G. O’Brient. It’s a full service substance use disorder SUD treatment center located in Santa Cruz, California. They help over 2,500 clients and families each year. They have many different programs like detox, perinatal treatment, medication assisted opioid treatment (MAT), residential, outpatient (OP), and DUI programs, and sober housing.

Their 7th Street facility has perinatal services for women who are pregnant or parenting young children and are battling with drug and or alcohol abuse. The goal of the program is to support mothers and their children while they’re going through the recovery process.

Children aged 0-5 can stay at the facility with their mothers throughout the duration of their treatment which can vary depending on each situation. It takes place in the Mandanaro-Baskin Center for Women and Children and there they provide individual, group and family treatment options. They also help with coexisting physical or psychiatric conditions.

The perinatal program uses evidence-based practices to teach behaviors and skills to live a drug free lifestyle, as well as skills for coping with trauma related issues, and provides medical, legal and educational support.

Here they encourage involvement in self-help recovery communities as well as counseling and community support. You’ll also get weekly nursing and consultation support along with lifetime aftercare group counseling. They also provide medication assisted treatment MAT and case management and parenting support.

They provide Post-NICU support and care coordination, co-op childcare, financial education and skill building, as well as employment case management.

What I really like about this center is that they work to help maintain the mother/child bond and help get them through a difficult time without being separated from one another.