Deondri

Deondri’s Journey to Healing and Hope

For Deondri, the road to recovery started with a chance meeting on the bus with someone whose life had been transformed by Pacific Clinics. After that fateful encounter, he decided it was time to get help.

Deondri walked in the doors to Pacific Clinics’ Portals location in Los Angeles to free himself from the drugs and alcohol that had long been his means of coping with generational trauma and abuse. This site offers mental health services, substance use treatment, housing and employment services for young adults between the ages of 15 and 25, also known as transitional-aged youth, and adults.

That was 13 years ago – and while the path hasn’t been easy, Deondri’s team never gave up on him, even in times when he had given up on himself.

“No matter how dark my situation, my team at Pacific Clinics always found a way to lift me up,” says Deondri.

During his time with Pacific Clinics, Deondri worked with his care team to tackle treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use and assistance with obtaining housing. The client career services team prepared him to re-enter the workforce with mock interviewing, resume writing and transportation to job interviews.

Today, Deondri is proud to mark a clean and sober milestone of almost a year. He has a full-time job with Homeboy Industries, a gang rehabilitation and re-entry program. He is also working towards a high school diploma and plans to pursue a degree in music business and engineering, all with the guidance and support of his team.

Deondri says the Pacific Clinics team restored his hope and belief in himself – and provided lifesaving direction.

Watch the video to learn how his support team at Portals helped Deondri develop new belief systems, obtain a full-time job and remain sober for over a year.

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