About this facility
Located in a tranquil Victorian home in midtown Sacramento, the River City Recovery Center’s Starlight program offers 24-hour residential care for adults recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. This non-medical setting blends structure and warmth, giving clients space to heal in a calm, home-like environment. With just 26 beds and a low client-to-counselor ratio, the program ensures personalized attention and encourages strong peer and staff relationships throughout treatment.
Treatment includes individual counseling, group therapy, life skills training, and recovery meetings tailored to each client’s needs. Licensed staff use proven methods to help clients address both addiction and co-occurring mental health concerns. Each person follows an evidence-based care plan designed to build emotional resilience and support a stable, substance-free future. Senior residents can take on added responsibilities as they prepare for independent living.
Clients stay in shared rooms within a multi-story home that promotes comfort and connection. The welcoming environment supports routine and accountability while preserving a sense of dignity and ease. Regular family visits strengthen outside support systems and foster lasting change. Every aspect of Starlight—its size, setting, and staff—works together to help clients reclaim their lives with clarity and confidence.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Outpatient
Facility Type, FT, Outpatient mental health facility
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Other State funds; Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment; State welfare or child and family services funds
Payment Assistance Available, PYAS, Payment assistance (check with facility for details); Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Young adults; Seniors or older adults; Veterans; Active duty military; Members of military families; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI); Persons with eating disorders; Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Housing services; Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Young Adults; Adults; Seniors
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping permitted in designated area
Ancillary Services, AS, Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Case management service; Suicide prevention services; Education services
