Perinatal Services Program

Sierra County Behavioral Health provides treatment and support services for women with children and pregnant women who struggle with addictions. 

Our Substance Use Disorder (SUD)/Perinatal Services Program serves the following individuals:

a. Pregnant women;

b. Women with dependent children;

c. Women attempting to regain custody of their children;

d. Postpartum women and their children; or

e. Women with substance exposed infants.

Counseling and Recovery Services

Among women with SUDs, pregnant women require more urgent treatment services and critical, high-risk prenatal care due to the harmful effects of drug use on the fetus. SUD programs serving pregnant and parenting women provide preference to pregnant women.

Specifically, SUD treatment programs provide priority admission to treatment in the following order:

(1) Pregnant injection drug users;

(2) Pregnant substance users;

(3) Injection drug users; and

(4) All others.

All Services are Discreet and Confidential

Fees are based on a sliding scale

Perinatal Directory:

The purpose of the Perinatal Directory (Directory) is to provide a current list of publicly funded substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women (PPW) in California. Please note that some counties provide SUD treatment services within county departments including Health and Human Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Services, or Behavioral Health. For programs that are contracted and provide services with more than one county, those programs are only listed under the county where the program is physically located. This Directory also includes a list of the service modalities and definitions, as offered by the county SUD treatment programs. Service modalities are listed after the address of each treatment program. The Department of Health Care Services, Community Services Division ensures that programs comply with requirements set forth in the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services Block Grant follow the requirements set forth in the 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 96, Subpart L. Pursuant to CFR §96.131(d)(1) by providing the Directory as a resource for referrals. If a treatment facility does not have availability for a pregnant woman who seeks treatment, referrals must be provided to another treatment facility.i In the event that no other program is available, treatment programs must provide interim services.ii When referring PPW to SUD treatment programs or interim services, please follow the Perinatal Practice Guidelines.

Perinatal Directory 2025