Straight Answers, Even When It’s “Not Yet”
21 questions people ask us most, about where Shepard & Stone is today, faith, admissions, recovery housing and safety. If yours isn’t here, call or text us.
Shepard & Stone today
Where Shepard & Stone is right now, and what you can count on today.
What does Shepard & Stone offer right now?
Shepard & Stone isn’t admitting residents yet. We’re preparing our first home and completing licensing. Until we open, we help people find safe detox and residential care through trusted referral partners. Leave your number and we’ll call you back.
What levels of care does Shepard & Stone plan to offer?
Medical detox, residential treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), outpatient, recovery housing, dual-diagnosis support, case management and continuing care, all Christ-centered. See all programs for what each one means and what’s available today.
Does Shepard & Stone provide clinical and medical treatment?
Today, detox and residential care are provided by referral partners, not by Shepard & Stone. Faith support never replaces medical care, psychiatric care, detox, clinical treatment or emergency care.
Where is Shepard & Stone?
Shepard & Stone serves Orange County and Southern California, and plans to welcome residents from out of state. We’ll share our home’s location once it’s ready.
Faith
How faith is part of life at Shepard & Stone, offered and never forced.
Do I have to be a Christian to come to Shepard & Stone?
No. Shepard & Stone is Christ-centered and non-denominational, and belief is never a requirement for care or for belonging.
Are spiritual activities optional?
Yes. Prayer, Scripture, worship and pastoral support are always offered and never required. You can ask exactly how faith is part of daily life before you decide anything.
What does Christ-centered mean at Shepard & Stone?
It means the love of Christ shapes how we treat people: telling the truth, offering grace, and keeping faith at the center without using it as pressure. How Christ-centered recovery works.
Does faith replace treatment or therapy?
No. Prayer, Scripture and spiritual encouragement can support recovery, but they do not replace detox, treatment, therapy, medication or emergency care.
Is Shepard & Stone affiliated with a church?
No. Shepard & Stone is a non-denominational recovery ministry, not affiliated with any one church. Residents will be free to attend the church of their choice.
Admissions & insurance
How to take the first step, and what to expect from the call.
How do I get started?
Call or text (833) 817-7094. We’ll listen, explain your options plainly, and help with a safe next step today. You can also leave your number and we’ll call you. How admissions works.
Can I call or text without committing to anything?
Yes. Calls and texts are answered without pressure or obligation.
Can insurance be checked?
Yes. Insurance can be reviewed by phone as part of the admissions conversation. A check is not a guarantee of authorization or payment. How to verify your insurance.
What if someone needs a higher level of care first?
If detox, inpatient treatment, medical support or closer psychiatric care is needed, that comes first. We’ll help you find it through trusted partners.
Recovery housing
What sober living is, and what it isn’t.
Is recovery housing the same as treatment?
No. Recovery housing (sober living) provides a substance-free home, accountability and routines. It is not detox, emergency care, therapy or clinical treatment, and it works best alongside outside care. About recovery housing.
Who is recovery housing designed for?
Adults who have completed or are stepping down from treatment, who are in outpatient care, or who want stronger accountability and a stable, substance-free home.
Can residents work while living in recovery housing?
Yes. Work, school, vocational training and meetings are part of building an independent life in recovery.
Families & referral partners
For the people who call on behalf of someone they love or serve.
Can family members contact Shepard & Stone?
Yes. Families, case managers, pastors and treatment providers can call or text on behalf of someone they love. Help for families.
Can treatment providers coordinate with Shepard & Stone?
Yes. Providers can call about fit, current availability and next steps. Please don’t email clinical records. For referral partners.
Do you work with outpatient providers?
Yes. Recovery often works best when people stay connected to outpatient programs, counseling, medical care and community support.
Safety
When the situation can’t wait.
What if the situation is urgent or unsafe?
Don’t wait for a call back. If there is immediate danger, call 911. For crisis support, call or text 988. Emergency resources.
Does Shepard & Stone offer emergency or crisis care?
No. Shepard & Stone is not an emergency service. For an emergency, call 911; for a mental-health or substance-use crisis, call or text 988.
Still have a question?
Call or text any time. We’ll tell you the truth, even when the answer is “not yet.”
Your story is not over
Leave your name and number and we’ll call you back. We’ll listen, check your coverage and help you find a safe next step today, through trusted partners while Shepard & Stone prepares its first home.
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”