Emotional & Behavioral Wellbeing
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.
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McAlister Institute-South Bay Women’s Recovery Center
McAlister Institute’s regional recovery centers are outpatient programs for adults struggling with substance abuse and other drug-related problems, including co-occurring mental health issues.
(619) 336-1226
McAlister Institute: Adolescent Residential Detox
McAlister Institute offers three gender-specific homes where substance abusing teens can seek up to 21 days of non-medical, residential detox. Multiple confidential locations. Call for more information or to schedule an intake appointment.
(619) 442-0277 Ext. 147
McAlister Institute: East County Adult Detox
East County Adult Detox is located in Lemon Grove and provides short-term, non-medical residential detoxification for men and women experiencing problems with alcohol and other drugs.
(619) 442-0277
McAlister Institute: Kiva Learning Center for Women and Children
Kiva is a long-term residential treatment program for women, with and without children, who are seeking help for alcohol and other drug addiction.
(619) 466-9274
McAlister Institute: Perinatal Detox
Perinatal Detox is a short-term, non-medical residential program specifically designed to help pregnant women detox from alcohol and other drugs in a safe, and supportive environment. This program is proud to report 100% drug-free births, and many women go on to receive further treatment and ongoing support at Kiva.
(619) 466-9274
Mental Health America of San Diego County: Visions Clubhouse
Visions Clubhouse is a client-operated rehabilitation and vocational center offering self-help support groups, life skills, social activities, vocational and pre-vocational training, and psycho-social rehabilitation to individuals with mental illness.
(619) 420-8603
Mental Health Systems- STEPS Adolescent Services
STEPS Program provides mental health treatment to children and adolescents with sexually abusive behavior problems. The intensive day treatment service is for male adolescents ages 12-18 with sexually abusive behavior problems. Clients participate in treatment five days a week from 8-4PM. Clients attend school on site through the San Diego Unified School District. Students benefit from the small class size (no more than 12 students) and the teacher/student ratio allows for frequent individual attention with their academics. Day Treatment provides individual, group therapy, family therapy, social skills building groups, treatment teams, medication assessment and monitoring.
In addition, STEPS provides an outpatient treatment program for males and females ages 6-18. The main outpatient office is in Kearny Mesa and STEPS has a satellite office in Escondido to meet the needs of North County referrals. In outpatient, clients participate in one hour a week individual and/or family therapy. The program takes a restorative rather than a punitive approach, and incorporates the belief that every youth in the program has the potential to gain insight and change.
(858) 565-2510 Ext. 130
Mental Health Systems: BPSR Youth Transition Program
MHS BPSR Vista Clinic Transitional Age Youth (TAY) program is a case management wraparound program designed to provide mental health and rehabilitation services specifically for young adults ages 18-24, diagnosed with serious mental illness. Our TAY program helps youth to achieve independence and self-sufficiency, as it builds upon their individual strengths. BPSR (bio-psychosocial rehabilitation) is a model that treats the whole person. Instead of addressing only the symptoms of mental illness, BPSR helps clients recover from the illness and its consequences. With this focus on recovery, BPSR provides rehabilitation and community integration services that meet the individual needs of each client served.
(760) 758-1092
Mental Health Systems: East County Center for Change
East County Center for Change is the case management and treatment provider for San Diego’s North County Division Adult Drug Court. We work collaboratively with other members of the Drug Court Team, who include the Judge, court support staff, District Attorney, Public Defender, and law enforcement liaison officers. As the treatment provider on the Drug Court Team, we help our clients achieve success in living a productive life that is free of criminal activity. Our treatment services offer group and individual counseling, and our case management services provide for mental health, education, employment and community referral needs.
(619) 579-0947
Mental Health Systems: Families Forward
This program works to support high-risk youth and their families to decrease re-arrests, re-hospitalizations, truancy, and residential placement. The program’s goal is to empower the client and his or her family and create self-sufficiency. Families Forward can work with child up to 90 days before discharge.
(858) 380-4676
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We do not endorse any specific organization listed nor are we responsible for ensuring the quality of the services listed. Users should always select services at their own discretion. Additionally, this information is subject to change as funding for programs can shift over time, though we do our very best to keep the resource center as up-to-date as possible.