The numbers surrounding substance use disorders in the United States have been on the rise for decades, and they jumped during and after the global pandemic. According to a 2024 study, those numbers have reached to nearly 50 million Americans aged 12 and older who report having a substance use disorder (SUD).
While the first step in battling an SUD is getting clean and sober, this is only the first step. The reality is that more than 60% of people relapse within the first year, which makes protecting new sobriety a priority.
We understand that early recovery can be challenging and full of potential land mines, which is where sober living environments can make all the difference. At Harmony Homes for Healing, our goal is to provide safe, transitional housing in Northern California and this includes dedicated sober homes where the emphasis is on keeping your well-earned sobriety intact until you get your legs firmly under you.
When you get clean and sober, re-entering your old world can be difficult, to say the least, as many of the people, places, and things that drove you to drink and use are still there.
One of the reasons for the large relapse numbers is that people try to go back to their worlds in early recovery when their sobriety is new and not very strong. During this time, your emotions can be raw and you may be feeling them more strongly without the veil of drugs or alcohol. So, this isn’t a great time to be around those things that might trigger you into drinking and using.
Instead, with sober living environments, you have an oasis where recovery is the top priority and triggers are kept to a minimum. And it’s an environment that helps you re-enter the world with surer footing knowing that you’ve got some great guardrails in place that will keep you on track.
Some of the ways in which we help clients to preserve their sobriety is by providing key relapse prevention tools, such as:
Each of these benefits is a tool that you can use to stay accountable and free from drugs and alcohol.
Our sober living environments are designed with transition in mind — we provide you a safe space to cement your sobriety so that you can get back out into the world feeling stronger and better able to handle whatever the world throws at you.
As part of our long list of transitional services, we offer housing deposit assistance for when you’re ready to strike out on your own. We also offer case management and employment services to help you gain more independence.
If you’d like to learn more about our sober living environments and the many other transitional services we offer, please don’t hesitate to contact us to speak with one of our housing specialists. Our services cover most of Northern California, including Solano, Yolo, Sonoma, and Napa Counties.