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.
Parental Stress Hotline
Parents and caregivers with problems related to their children call for support. Trained volunteer counselors who are sympathetic and non-judgmental answer the Parental Stress Line. No problem is too big or too small for a parent to call. We have a translation service so if you, or someone you know, needs a translator don’t hesitate to call.
1 (800) 632-8188
Palomar Health: Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services (Downtown)
Provides comprehensive inpatient mental health treatment for adults and seniors with acute psychiatric needs. Provides psychiatric intensive care when up to 72 hours of emergency intervention, treatment, and further evaluation can be provided to stabilize critical psychiatric conditions.
(760) 739-3000
Vista Hill: Drug Dependency Court
The Vista Hill Dependency Drug Court Program provides adult screenings and referrals to drug and/or alcohol treatment for families that are involved with Child Welfare Services (CWS). Substance Abuse Specialists are stationed at the five Dependency Courts located at County of San Diego Superior Court buildings.
(619) 668-4265
Vista Hill: Incredible Families Program
In collaboration with San Diego County Child Welfare Services (CWS) and Behavioral Health Services – Children, Vista Hill’s Incredible Families Program (IFP) provides parent training curriculum and mental health services to children and their parents.
East & South Region: (619) 668-4263
San Diego Central & North Central: (858) 514-5160
Vista Office: (760) 643-4097
Multiple locations throughout San Diego
(619)-668-4263
Vista Hill: Bridges Adult Intensive Outpatient Program
The Bridges Adult Intensive Outpatient Program is designed for adults seeking to make the personal changes necessary to live a clean and sober productive life.
Call:
(858) 514-5101
Or
(858) 518-2192
(858) 514-5101
Vista Hill: On Track
On Track is a 6-week group curriculum for teens and parents in which the teen’s choices at school or home are elevating to higher disciplinary consequences.
Services are offered in Chula Vista, La Mesa, and Poway.
(619) 668-4250
Vista Hill: Learning Assistance Center
The Learning Assistance Center Services are designed to address behavioral health issues of children and youth age 3-18. As a school-based provider our staff is located on school district campuses making access to services convenient and efficient.
Escondido: (760) 489-4126
Ramona and surrounding areas: (760)788-9724
(760) 489-4126
New Haven Youth and Family Services
New Haven offers a day treatment program and a residential treatment program that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week in 12 six-bed residences throughout Vista, Oceanside and San Marcos. Our program works to engage and instruct youth who have been unsuccessful in public school due to behavioral, mental health, substance abuse, learning disabilities and/or truancy problems.
(760) 630-4035
Casa de Amparo: Residential Services
Casa Kids, prenatal through 18 years old, who have been traumatized by severe child abuse or neglect, stay at the Casa Kids Campus, a safe and nurturing setting on 11.4 acres of land in San Marcos, California. Each Casa Kid receives comprehensive trauma informed care tailored to their individual physical, social, emotional, developmental, and educational needs, while also ensuring they have as many healthy childhood experiences as possible. Casa de Amparo is licensed to accept ambulatory and non-ambulatory children and those with special healthcare needs. It is the only licensed group home in San Diego County serving pregnant and/or parenting foster youth.
(760) 754-5510
North County Lifeline
North County Lifeline’s mission is to build self-reliance among youth, individuals and families through problem solving, skill-building and accessible community-based services.
Vista Office:
200 Michigan Avenue, Vista, CA 92084
(760) 726-4900
Oceanside Office:
707 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside, CA 92054
(760) 757-0118
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The resources and services in this directory are provided by external partners and not by San Diego Center for Children.
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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.