Passages 8 (Malibu) | Flagship SUD Treatment

By SoCal Addiction Centers Editorial Team | Last reviewed: | 4 min read Clinically Reviewed

Passages 8 — Malibu, Los Angeles County

Passages 8 at 6390 Meadows Court is the third of four Malibu-located Passages-brand flagship residential facilities. Operating under the separate legal entity 6390 Meadows Court LLC (distinct from Grasshopper House LLC, which operates the original two Passages Malibu sites), Passages 8 offers 6-bed residential detox and treatment under the Passages concierge clinical framework. The facility meets our four-signal flagship bar: active DHCS license, SAMHSA 2025 directory match, CARF accreditation across three SUD-specific programs, and multi-level-of-care operation.

What makes this facility flagship tier

Our flagship tier requires four independent verification signals. Passages 8 clears all four.

DHCS license: active at the time of our most recent review. License number 190650AP, expiration 9/30/2026. Program authorization: residential treatment with detoxification services.

CARF SUD-specific accreditation: see dedicated section below for specific program details.

SAMHSA 2025 National Directory: matched.

Multi-level of care: evaluated against the operator’s program scope, whether across DHCS program codes, CARF-accredited programs, or co-located operator sites.

Clinical program overview

The Passages 8 operational model mirrors the original Passages Malibu sites — small-group (6-bed) concierge residential with non-12-step clinical orientation, individual-therapy-heavy programming, psychiatric and trauma-focused care integration, and individualized aftercare planning. CARF-accredited for Detoxification/Withdrawal Management – Inpatient (BH), Detoxification/Withdrawal Management – Residential (BH), and Residential Treatment (BH) — three SUD-specific programs delivering ASAM Level 3.5 and 3.7 care depending on clinical presentation. The separate LLC structure is a common multi-site operator pattern in California that distributes site-level liability while maintaining shared clinical operations.

Who this facility is a good fit for

Like the other Passages Malibu sites, Passages 8 is oriented toward private-pay and commercial-insurance-covered patients seeking small-group concierge residential care and drawn to the non-12-step clinical framework. Not Medi-Cal contracted. Patients choosing between the four Passages Malibu sites typically receive placement based on bed availability at time of intake; clinical programming is consistent across the four locations.

Location and geography

6390 Meadows Court is in the same coastal Malibu residential corridor as Passages Malibu at 6428 Meadows Court and Passages 9 at 6390-B Meadows Court. The geographic clustering creates operational efficiency for the Passages operator (shared clinical staff rotation, centralized intake) while providing multiple discrete 6-bed residential houses for simultaneous patient cohorts seeking small-group settings.

CARF accreditation

Passages 8 holds current CARF International accreditation for SUD-specific programming — specifically: Detoxification/Withdrawal Management - Inpatient (BH), Detoxification/Withdrawal Management - Residential (BH), Residential Treatment (BH). CARF accreditation is a voluntary third-party clinical quality review covering program design, clinical outcomes measurement, health and safety, governance, and continuous improvement. It is not a regulatory requirement for California SUD treatment operation but signals operator investment in an independent quality-assurance process that many DHCS-licensed facilities do not pursue.

Families evaluating Passages 8 can confirm current CARF accreditation status and program scope directly at the CARF provider search.

DHCS licensure detail

Passages 8 operates under DHCS certification 190650AP (Licensed), authorized for residential treatment with detoxification services. Treatment capacity per DHCS records: 6 beds. The license is current through 9/30/2026.

DHCS enforcement records should be checked for any specific facility before admission. Our DHCS license verification walkthrough provides the tool-based methodology.

SAMHSA National Directory

Passages 8 appears in the SAMHSA 2025 National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities, providing cross-source verification from a federal registry independent of both CARF and DHCS. SAMHSA directory presence is one of the four independent verification signals our flagship tier requires.

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