In this section, you will find a wide variety of services dedicated to helping teens and young adults with their emotional and behavioral health, including general mental health services, substance abuse services, and eating disorder services in San Diego County.
24-Hour Battered Women’s Hotline
Through the YWCA, the 24-Hour battered Women’s Hotline is an emergency crisis line for life-threatening situations related to domestic violence.
- (619) 234-3164
24-Hour California Youth Crisis Line
The California Youth Crisis Line (CYCL) is a toll free, statewide, 24-hour confidential Hotline available to teens and young adults ages 12-24 and/or any adults supporting youth. CYCL is also a reliable and immediate free link between youth and local services. We can help you find homeless youth shelters, youth-serving medical clinics, on-going counseling services […]
- 1 (800) 843-5200
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A Reason To Survive (ARTS)
A Reason To Survive (ARTS) is a nationally recognized organization based in National City of San Diego County that believes in the power of the arts and creativity to literally transform lives – especially those of kids. We believe in the therapeutic powers of the arts, but we are not clinical art therapists. We use […]
- (619) 297-2787
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Access and Crisis Line
The Optum Access and Crisis Line (ACL) has been serving the people of San Diego County since 1997. It receives thousands of calls per month related to suicide prevention, crisis intervention, community resources, mental health referrals, and alcohol and drug support services. Confidential and free of charge, the line is immediately answered 7 days a […]
- (888) 724-7240
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Adult Mental Health Case Management Services: Central San Diego Case Management
Adult Mental Health Case Management Services offers field-based services that provide strengths-based, psychosocial rehabilitation, intervention, and resource management to assist individuals in obtaining optimum independence. Services are provided, on both a voluntary and involuntary basis, ensuring that psychiatric treatment needs, as well as food, clothing, shelter, and medical care needs, are met.
- (619) 692-8715
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Adult Mental Health Case Management Services: East County Case Management
Adult Mental Health Case Management Services offers field-based services that provide strengths-based, psychosocial rehabilitation, intervention, and resource management to assist individuals in obtaining optimum independence. Services are provided, on both a voluntary and involuntary basis, ensuring that psychiatric treatment needs, as well as food, clothing, shelter, and medical care needs, are met.
- (619) 401-5424
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Al-Anon/Alateen
The purpose of Al-Anon is to help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Similarly, Alateen is our recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members. North County: (619) 296-2666 or East of Alpine: 1 (800) 690-2666
Alcoholics Anonymous: All North County Young Peoples’ Group
AA meeting for young people. Meetings are on Fridays and Saturdays from 7:30-9:00pm.
Alcoholics Anonymous: East County Young People’s Rule 62
AA meeting for young people. Meetings are on Sundays at 8:00pm.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Friday Night Leucadia Young Peoples’ Group
AA meeting for young people. Meetings are on Fridays from 7:30-8:30pm.
