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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Use the tools below to find the emotional and behavioral well-being resources that fit your unique set of needs.
Short-Term Acute Residential Treatment (START) Programs: Turning Point Crisis Center
The START programs (also referred to as crisis residential programs) offer an alternative to hospitalization for the person who is suffering a psychiatric crisis of such magnitude so as not to be manageable on an outpatient basis. They are designed to be community-based, homelike environments which specialize in the psychosocial rehabilitation of each individual who comes through the door. They are staffed 24 hours a day by Masters-prepared mental health professionals. Built around a biopsychosocial approach, the programs offer a multi-disciplinary team whose members address each aspect of each client’s unique situation. This includes mental health, often with co-occurring substance abuse, housing, medical and medication needs and referrals to follow-up services. The programs seek to ensure that each resident is connected to a variety of social service supports within the community, to aid the transition into successful living beyond the START programs. The average length of stay is 9 days. Contact any of the six START Programs to find available beds and make a referral for services.
(760) 439-2800
Short-Term Acute Residential Treatment (START) Programs: Vista Balboa Crisis Center
The START programs (also referred to as crisis residential programs) offer an alternative to hospitalization for the person who is suffering a psychiatric crisis of such magnitude so as not to be manageable on an outpatient basis. They are designed to be community-based, homelike environments which specialize in the psychosocial rehabilitation of each individual who comes through the door. They are staffed 24 hours a day by Masters-prepared mental health professionals. Built around a biopsychosocial approach, the programs offer a multi-disciplinary team whose members address each aspect of each client’s unique situation. This includes mental health, often with co-occurring substance abuse, housing, medical and medication needs and referrals to follow-up services. The programs seek to ensure that each resident is connected to a variety of social service supports within the community, to aid the transition into successful living beyond the START programs. The average length of stay is 9 days. Contact any of the six START Programs to find available beds and make a referral for services.
(619) 233-4399
SMART Recovery Meetings
SMART Recovery is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Our participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide community which includes free, self-empowering, science-based mutual help groups. Teen and Youth Program available.
(619) 750-4328
Social Advocates for Youth: Dual Diagnosis Services for Probation Institutions
SAY’s Dual Diagnosis Program works with the Probation Department to provide youth who are currently incarcerated or recently released evidence-based, psycho-educational groups that focus on skills that are essential to successful reintegration into the community. Topics discussed include the impact of substance use, dealing with anger, cognitive restructuring, social and life skills development, dating abuse prevention, and social tolerance.
(858) 492-2340
South Bay Guidance Wellness Recovery Center
The South Bay Guidance Wellness Recovery Center’s services are based on the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation, with an emphasis on attending to the whole person and re-establishing one’s life as a result of the consequences of mental illness, rather than attending to the symptoms of the illness. We focus on recovery, rehabilitation, and community integration, and are individualized to meet the needs of each client. This center also has three specialized programs: Full Service Partnership Case Management, and targeted services for Transition Aged Youth and Older Adults.
(619) 427-4661 Ext. 202
Sovereign Health Adolescent Program
The Adolescent Program offers treatment to help our young patients with adolescent addiction, coexisting conditions and mental health and wellness. Each teen is given a psychiatric consultation and, when necessary, a substance abuse assessment before being given a customized program meant to treat their specific problem(s).The adolescent program at Sovereign Health Rancho San Diego also provides educational opportunities to help your teen keep up or finish their education. The Sovereign Health Adolescent Program offers treatment programs to adolescents for addiction, mental health and co-occurring conditions. After a thorough assessment of each teen, they are given a customized program in order to best treat them for their specific problem.
(866) 512-1981
St. Vincent de Paul: Village Family Health Center
Our licensed Federally Qualified Health Center provides primary care, dental, psychiatry, prevention screenings, health education, and many other specialty services to more than 3,000 neighbors in need annually. Our physicians and health educators help patients control chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, which often lead to acute crises, thereby saving lives, improving quality of life and preventing even more emergency room visits.
(619) 645-6405
Stepping Stone of San Diego
Stepping Stone welcomes all individuals for services related to alcohol and drug addiction, and those in need of life-enhancing recovery from co-occurring conditions. It is our mission to primarily serve the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community. Clients often have other medical and psychiatric conditions that interact with and impact their addiction.
(619) 278-0777
Temecula Clinic
If you are addicted to Oxycontin, oxycodone, heroin, Percocet, fentanyl or other opiates, we can help. We provide medically assisted withdrawal and detoxification services to get you stabilized so you can continue with daily life while you quit for good. Our staff is licensed and experienced with using medications such as methadone, Suboxone® or Subutex® (generically known as buprenorphine) and Vivitrol® to help you withdraw as safely and painlessly as possible.
(951) 824-7033
The Trevor Project: 24-Hour Hotline
The Trevor Project provides a 24-hour hotline that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning young people (LGBTQ) ages 13-24.
1 (866) 488-7386
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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.