San Diego County Mental Health Centers

BrightQuest Treatment Centers provides residential mental health treatment for adults with complex psychiatric conditions at its San Diego, California location. The program offers long-term therapeutic community-based treatment integrating individual therapy, group therapy, and life skills development. BrightQuest also operates a Nashville, Tennessee location.

AMFM Mental Health Treatment provides residential care for adults with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders in Fallbrook, California. The program offers a holistic approach with individual therapy, group counseling, and wellness-based activities. Treatment addresses anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use in a structured residential setting.

CRF Behavioral Healthcare in San Diego, California, provides residential and outpatient behavioral health services including substance use disorder treatment. The organization operates multiple programs across San Diego County including Advance North, Advance San Diego, the Areta Crowell Wellness Recovery Center, and Casa Pacifica residential treatment.

Community Research Foundation (CRF) operates residential behavioral health programs across San Diego County, including the Advance North and Advance San Diego residential facilities, Casa Pacifica, and the Areta Crowell Wellness Recovery Center. CRF provides psychiatric residential treatment with a focus on psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery. Accepted payment includes Medi-Cal and Medicare.

Evolve Cole Ranch in Encinitas, California, is a residential treatment program for adolescents ages 12–17 with mental health conditions, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. Founded in 2014, Evolve offers industry-leading programming including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and a neuroaffirming track for autistic teens. The center does not accept Medi-Cal or Medicaid and provides free insurance verification.

Evolve Teen Treatment Center provides residential mental health and substance use treatment for adolescents in La Mesa, California. The program offers evidence-based therapies including DBT, CBT, and family therapy in a structured, supportive environment tailored to teenage developmental needs.

Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) is a multicultural behavioral health organization providing intensive outpatient addiction treatment in San Diego. Founded in 1974, UPAC serves over 7,000 clients annually with a staff that speaks more than 30 languages and dialects, including Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese, Korean, Somali, Khmer, and Arabic. UPAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering services across 20 programs in San Diego County and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and state funding.

TURN Behavioral Health Services, operated by Mental Health Systems, provides intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) in California. The program serves adults and adolescents with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, offering cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and family therapy as part of a community-based approach. TURN accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, military insurance, and state-financed coverage.

Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health has provided teen and adolescent treatment for mental health and addiction since 2014. Its San Diego-area Dove Song location offers residential treatment, including a newly opened neuroaffirming program designed specifically for autistic teens. Evolve accepts Medicaid and private insurance. Free assessments are available by calling 1-800-665-4769. Treatment integrates evidence-based therapies including CBT and DBT in a setting designed for adolescents.

Park Mental Health Treatment of San Diego is a mental health treatment center in San Diego, California, offering inpatient mental health care, a partial hospitalization program (PHP), and an intensive outpatient program (IOP). It treats mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, schizophrenia, and co-occurring disorders using CBT, DBT, EMDR, and family therapy, and describes itself as LGBTQIA2+ affirming. The program accepts PPO insurance.

Pacific Bay Recovery provides addiction treatment in San Diego, California. The program offers 24/7 admissions support with free insurance verification and a structured intake process. Treatment includes medically supervised detox and residential rehabilitation in a confidential setting.

AMFM Mental Health Treatment provides residential mental health care in Carlsbad, CA. The program specializes in treating adults with primary mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, and co-occurring substance use. The program accepts private insurance.

Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) provides intensive outpatient substance use treatment in San Diego, California. In operation for over 50 years, UPAC is a multicultural behavioral health organization whose team speaks more than 20 languages and dialects, serving over 7,000 unique clients annually across 44 cultures. Named programs include the Adult Addiction Treatment and Recovery Program, Expanding Horizons for transitional-age youth, and the Teen Recovery Center. UPAC accepts Medicare and state-financed insurance and offers services in English and Vietnamese.

AMFM Mental Health Treatment in Carlsbad, California, is a women's residential mental health center located on Goldenbush Drive. The Carlsbad location features large sunny rooms and updated interiors in a coastal setting, providing structured residential care for adult women with mental health conditions. As part of AMFM's California network, the center offers individualized treatment with private insurance billing.

Infinity Recovery provides medically supervised detoxification and residential treatment in San Diego, California, with a dual diagnosis program addressing both substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), and other evidence-based practices. Infinity Recovery accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. The program also offers specialized treatment for veterans and active-duty military personnel.

Founded in 1977, McAlister Institute is one of San Diego County's largest alcohol and drug treatment providers, serving over 13,000 men, women, teens, and children annually across 24 programs. Its services span the full continuum from prevention and education through outpatient and residential treatment. McAlister Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing high-quality, low-cost substance use treatment regardless of ability to pay. It accepts Medicaid and Medicare, and no one is turned away for inability to pay.

Sober Life Recovery Solutions LLC provides residential and intensive outpatient treatment for substance use, accepting Medicaid, private insurance, military insurance, and state-financed plans.

North County Lifeline Inc provides intensive outpatient, outpatient in Vista, California. Health and human services organization in San Diego offering medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and serving adults. The program accepts accepts Medicare and military insurance.

Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health provides residential treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), and intensive outpatient (IOP) programs for teenagers ages 12 to 17 in California. The program uses evidence-based approaches including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), combined with individual and family therapy, psychiatry, and academic support. Evolve accepts most private insurance plans including Aetna, Anthem, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, and United Healthcare. Each teen receives an individualized treatment plan addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, self-harm, and substance use.

Center for Discovery operates a residential eating disorder treatment facility in Del Mar, California, providing structured care including partial hospitalization (PHP) for adults and adolescents. The program addresses anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and co-occurring conditions with a multidisciplinary team approach. Center for Discovery accepts private insurance.