Since the Sober Living Network started in 1995, we’ve used technology to provide a directory of homes, inspected thousands of homes and conducted countless trainings. Our old site was up for years, and was time for an upgrade! New Platform Our site is now built on a modern platform, which means it is is built […]
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SLN Jan 2016 Bulletin
Welcome to our new bulletin. A lot is happening in California and nationally that is impacting the sober living community. Sometimes membership meetings don’t quite suffice as a regular source of information about events and developments elsewhere. With luck, this will be a regular Network communication. You can help make future updates more interesting and […]
Has The City Of Los Angeles Declared War On Renters?
If you own or rent a single family home or duplex in the City of Los Angeles, you may be at risk! The City proposes to ban all “multiple-lease” agreements in duplexes or single family residences within the City of Los Angeles. Any single family residence or duplex using more than one leasing or rental […]
Alternative Families in Recovery
Alternative Families in Recovery: Fictive Kin Relationships Among Residents of Sober Living Homes Kevin C. Heslin, Alison B. Hamilton, Trudy K. Singzon, James L. Smith and Nancy Lois Ruth Anderson Sober living homes are group residences for people attempting to maintain abstinence from alcohol and drugs in a mutually supportive setting. Residents typically develop strong […]
The City of Costa Mesa
The City of Costa Mesa has passed two ordinances designed to severely restrict the access to recovery housing for disabled individuals. Unlike their neighbor Newport Beach, Costa Mesa’s laws affect shared housing in all residential neighborhoods — not just single family zones. One of the laws also compels housing providers to pay for transportation for […]
Recovery and Social Benefits of Sober Living
DePaul University Study: Sober living produces outcomes superior to traditional outpatient treatment (2006) – This study found compelling evidence that sober living improves outcomes for abstinence, employment and criminality at two years, relative to standard outpatient/self-help treatment approaches. American Planning Association: Policy Guide on Community Residences – This guide cites studies showing that recovery housing and […]
Know Your Legal Rights
Know your Legal Rights and Protections for Housing for Persons with Disabilities There are federal and state legal protections for housing rights for persons of disabilities, such as people with alcoholism and other drug addictions, mental illness, and developmental disabilities, to name a few. Unfortunately, these rights have not been well publicized. Therefore, the people who […]
Housing Rights vs. City of Los Angeles
The City of Los Angeles is considering major changes to its zoning laws designed to prohibit sober living and other group homes for the disabled in single-family residential areas. If you operate a sober living home in Los Angeles you need to get involved. In addition to sober lving homes, those affected include students, seniors, […]
Sober Living Network Back Where We Started
Back Where We Started—Sort of Deborah Smith Parker In the beginning there was no recovery process for addiction except the occasional miracle. It stayed that way for thousands of years until 1935 when. . . well, if you’re reading this publication you know what happened. This new roadmap to recovery wasn’t established by anyone in […]
The California Budget Crisis
The California Budget Crisis: A Challenge to the Recovery Community Kevin Heslin and Dave Sheridan The Sober Living Network provides alcohol and drug-free housing for about 25,000 Californians every year. Our diverse resident population includes vulnerable groups such as women with children, U.S. veterans, and previously homeless young adults rejected by their families. The vast […]