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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New Alternatives: Cajon Valley School
New Alternatives Cajon Valley School Project provides a day rehabilitation for children in the El Cajon School District.
(619)-441-6172
San Diego Unified School District: New Dawn High School and Day Treatment Program
New Dawn High School, a day rehabilitation program, is an alternative high school for students whose underlying mental health issues impede their ability to benefit from an education within a comprehensive school setting. The goal of the program is to offer sufficient educational supports to enable the student to return to a more traditional school environment. Following a period of stabilization of symptoms and behavior, students are eligible for dual enrollment at a comprehensive setting.
(858) 496-1655
New Dawn School: Riley Outpatient Program
The Riley Outpatient team collaborates closely with family, teaching staff, rehabilitation specialists, administration, and psychiatric/nursing staff and outside agencies to coordinate care for our students. The entire team utilizes a strength based approach to assist students in achieving their social, emotional and behavioral goals. Our goal is to work together with school staff and assist students in returning to their home school of residence, once goals have been successfully obtained.
(858) 496-8205
Rady Children’s Child Adolescent Psychiatry Services (CAPS)
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services (CAPS) program is an inpatient unit for children and adolescents up to age 18 with psychiatric illness. The unit is located on the third floor of the Nelson Family Pavilion. Comprehensive psychiatric care is provided by a highly experienced team of specialists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and specially trained health professionals from Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.
(858) 576-1700
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
At the heart of NAMI San Diego’s mission is the sharing of information and striving to end the stigma associated with mental illness. To this end, we offer a Helpline, support groups, educational meetings, newsletters, a lending library and a number of classes on mental illness held at various locations throughout San Diego County.
1 (800) 523-5933
UCSD Thornton Hospital and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
Emergency services in La Jolla are located in the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, a comprehensive heart center and certified primary stroke center, which is located next to Thornton Hospital. The emergency department in La Jolla offers a broad range of acute care and specialty consultation.
(858) 657-8530
UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center
UC San Diego Hillcrest Medical Center offers comprehensive emergency care and operates the region’s first Level I Trauma Center, which treats the highest level of critical injury.
(619) 543-6222
Center for Community Solutions: Support Services
Founded in 1969, Center for Community Solutions (CCS) helps more than 10,000 adults and children each year to heal and prevent relationship and sexual violence. CCS operates the only rape crisis center in the city of San Diego along with a countywide 24-hour bilingual crisis helpline. The nonprofit agency also provides emergency domestic violence shelters, hospital and court accompaniment, as well as legal and counseling services for those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. CCS also works with local community groups and schools to provide innovative prevention programs to promote healthy relationships and peaceful communities.
Pacific Beach: (858) 272-5777
El Cajon: (619) 697-7477
Escondido: (760)-747-6282
(858) 272-5777
San Diego Rescue Mission: Women and Children’s Center
Through this unique residential program, women are able to find the healing they need while simultaneously continuing to raise their children. The Women and Children’s Center provides long-term treatment to residents while incorporating Biblical principles into their lives, leading to lasting, transformative change.
(619) 819-1832
San Diego Rescue Mission: Men’s Center
San Diego Rescue Mission meets the critical, diverse needs of homeless, poor and/or addicted men through our 12-month residential rehabilitation program, providing the tools, training and support to permanently transform their lives. At the very center of this state-licensed recovery program is the beginning and/or strengthening of their personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
(619) 819-1826
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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.