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Licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services – License 100007AN – Expires 05/31/2025. The Sierra Tribal Consortium, Inc.
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610 W McKinley Avenue
Fresno, CA
93728
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Serving Native American Indians & Alaska Natives Since 1978
It is the mission of the Sierra Tribal Consortium, Inc. (STC, Inc.) to restore wellness and promote healing of Native American Indian families and communities through Native traditions and spirituality, by providing quality, client-centered, culturally appropriate treatment, in a safe and sober environment.
Sierra Tribal Consortium, Inc. carries the message of hope, healing, sobriety and the spirit of wellness to break the cycle of addiction and violence among all Native people. The vision of the Sierra Tribal Consortium, Inc. is to achieve maximum health and wellness for Native American Indians, by providing culturally appropriate substance use disorder treatment and interventions that meet their needs.
The substance use disorder treatment philosophy at the Sierra Tribal Consortium, Inc. is based on the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s (2011) definition of addiction:
Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors. Addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response. Like other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death. (https://www.asam.org/resources/definition-of-addiction)