Mental Health Care in Lake Forest, CA

12 South Recovery

What Does 12 South Recovery Offer?

12 South Recovery is a mental health facility at 23712 Birtcher Drive, Lake Forest, California, offering outpatient care, telehealth therapy and partial hospitalization. It accepts private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR and couples and family therapy.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

23712 Birtcher Drive
Lake Forest, CA 92630

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at 12 South Recovery

Outpatient
Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

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

Who the Program Serves

Young adults
Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Active duty military
Members of military families
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Haloperidol
Aripiprazole
Clozapine
Lurasidone
Olanzapine
Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Mentoring/peer support
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
Suicide prevention services
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in California lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.