MeNTAL HEalth youth services
Family Therapy Services for At-Risk Youth
East County Behavioral Health Clinic—San Diego Youth Services
1870 Cordell Court, Suite 101, El Cajon, CA 92020
CALL: (619) 448-9700 for more information
Website: sdyouthservices.org
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Evening appointments available
The clinic has three main components:
- The Community Assessment Team, Youth-At-Risk component serves youth who are at-risk for entering the juvenile justice system due to delinquency, oppositional behavior or drug/alcohol use with other problems.
- The School Linked Therapy component serves youth with behavioral, emotional or psychological problems in the following school districts: Lakeside Union, Santee and the Grossmont Union High School District.
- Family therapy approach to solving problems.
Crossroads Family Center (CFC)
1679 East Main St., Suite 102, El Cajon, CA 92021
CALL: (619) 441-1907 to schedule an appointment
CFC is a community-based mental health program designed to provide a full range of culturally and linguistically competent, strength-based comprehensive integrated mental health services to seriously disturbed children, youth and their families living in the East County or Mountain Empire. The family includes any caregiver or significant
members in the client’s life. This program is certified as a Medi-Cal provider by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and the California Department of Mental Health.
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Evenings by appointment
Fees and Funding
CFC is primarily funded through contracts with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and is part of the San Diego System of Care. The program accepts clients with Medi-Cal up to age 21. They also take clients with no insurance, up to age 18, with funding through the Mental Health Services Act. Uninsured clients pay a fee on a sliding scale based on the family monthly gross income. In addition, they accept SED Healthy Families with approval from the County of San Diego and clients with AB2726 as a part of their Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) for mental health services. No one is denied services based on inability to pay.
Services are provided by a team which includes: mental health clinicians, case managers, a registered nurse and a psychiatrist.
Treatment services include:
- Individual Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- School-Based Services
- Home-Based Services
- Case Management
- Rehabilitation
- Crisis Intervention
- Psychiatric Services Including Evaluation
- Medication Management Services
- Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment
Family Health Centers
(619) 515-2463
1234 Broadway, El Cajon, 92021 (Between 1st and 2nd Avenue)
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am-5pm
Services: Healthy Development Services (East Region) Offers developmental, behavioral and basic needs support for families with children 0-5 including case management and parenting classes.
Funded by First 5 San Diego.
Home Start, Inc.
619-692-0727 ext. 118
Behavioral Health Services at Home Start provides individual therapy services to children under 18 years of age across San Diego County. Services may be provided in the child’s home, school, or via telehealth video as well as at one of our two Home Start locations (Mission Valley or El Cajon). These services are free of charge to child survivors of abuse, crime, or other traumatic events. Services in English and Spanish are available. Home Start therapists are trained in providing Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Play Therapy.
The Home Start, Inc Counseling Center (HSI) offers compassionate and client focused support in a positive, safe, and comfortable space where clients are able to focus on healing from some of life's struggles.
- Sliding Scale Fee
- Services for adults, couples, children, and families
- Assessment Based Treatment Planning
- PCIT Services Available
- Treating a variety of issues including relationship, mood,
behavior, and trauma.
- Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA Group)
SERVICES AVAILABLE IN OFFICE OR VIA TELEHEALTH
CALL 619-692-0727 X. 118 FOR MORE INFO.
FAX REFERRALS TO 619-692-0785
Community Services for Families (CSF) is to promote child safety, child well-being and stable living environments for children.
Services provided by CSF are:
- Home-based parent education and case management services
- Community-based parent education classes
- Parent Partners – a peer support program for parents involved with Child Welfare Services
- Connections for families to community resources
For more information about Community Services for Families, contact: Luz Alarcon, Intake Coordinator
619.401.3738 or email at: lalarcon@home-start.org
First 5 San Diego is a no-cost family support program that connects parents and parents-to-be with a trained professional to support them through the joys and uncertainties of parenting. First Steps partners with families and provides parents with voluntary home-based services that are customized based on family strengths, needs and interests. Our services are offered over the long term, often from the prenatal period up to three years of age. Our program ensures that families have knowledge and understanding of growth and development as well as the tools needed for a secure parent-child relationship.
Services--During visits with our highly trained Family Support Specialist, families can learn about what to expect at each stage of their child’s growth. Every client has different needs and the program creates a personal, trusting connection and model of support based on individual requirements. The Family Support Specialists work with families to create manageable goals that support gaining the confidence and skills needed to be a successful parent.
For more information about First 5 First Steps, contact: firststeps@home-start.org
Harmonium
9245 Activity Road, Suite 200 | San Diego, CA | 92126
T: (858) 684-3080 | F: (858) 684-3181
Email: info@harmoniumsd.org
Their Community Behavioral Health Services department provides expertise and support to adults, children, adolescents and their families. We’ve tailored our services to meet individual, family and neighborhood needs and provide community-based solutions to local issues. Our counselors provide services at our main counseling offices as well as neighborhood locations such as schools and police and sheriff’s departments.
Treatment services include:
License to Freedom
Little House Family Resource
131 Avocado Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 401-2800
License to Freedom’s mental health program aims to offer culturally-sensitive counseling services to the El Cajon community, addressing a variety of relational issues. Our counseling philosophies are situated in a decolonial poststructural feminism, utilizing Narrative theory to shape our practices and conversations. Our mental health program provides a variety of services, including individual, couple, family, and group therapy contexts. We address issues relating to:
Our team consists of Marriage and Family Therapists who are at various levels of training (Licensed, Associate, Trainee). Our team consists of a diverse multi-lingual team that is trained to work specifically with the populations in El Cajon. We work as a team to provide wrap-around, holistic services that extend beyond the confines of a therapy room. We work closely with our community partners, including the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, San Diego State University, Narrative Initiatives San Diego, and numerous domestic violence shelter and outreach programs throughout San Diego.
Rady Children's Hospital
Outpatient Psychiatry Department
3665 Kearny Villa Rd #101
San Diego, CA 92123
Office: (858) 966-8459
Website: www.rchsd.org/programs-services/psychiatry
Rady Children’s Psychiatry Department provides comprehensive mental health and psychosocial services to children, adolescents and their families within a full-service pediatric medical facility.
We offer a full range of outpatient services for conditions including depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorders, behavior problems, psychosis, and eating disorders.
Inpatient services are provided for children and teens with psychiatric illness, eating disorders and medical/behavioral disorders.
Outpatient Clinics Locations- Click Here
Center.
Sharp Mesa Vista East- Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
Serving Adults, Seniors, Adolescents, and Families
SMV East Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
1460 East Main St.
El Cajon, CA 92021
Office: 619-588-3800
Website: www.sharp.com/hospitals/mesa-vista/programs/outpatient-treatment.cfm
In the East County, Sharp Mesa Vista provides mental health services close to home. Dedicated to your recovery and well-being, our programs are based on hope, responsibility, self-determination and empowerment. Our outpatient programs include psychiatric and dual-recovery services for adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors.
Sovereign Health Group Treatment Center
Serving Adults, Adolescents, and Families
Rancho San Diego Facility:
2815 Steele Canyon Rd.
El Cajon, CA 92019
Office: 619-760-0242
24 Hour Hotline: (866) 615-7266
Website: www.sovteens.com
The Sovereign Health Adolescent Program offers treatment programs to adolescent males and females between 12 and 17 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. Our residential rehab is staffed by compassionate and multidisciplinary staff who are trained to work with adolescents and are with them through every step of their treatment. Sovereign Health Group is a dual diagnosis mental health & substance abuse facility working with adolescents between the ages of 12-17. We are a residential treatment facility for adolescents who have failed lower levels of care (outpatient, intensive outpatient, etc) or have symptoms debilitating to their functioning.
Insurance assistance is available and is PPO based.
9245 Activity Road, Suite 200 | San Diego, CA | 92126
T: (858) 684-3080 | F: (858) 684-3181
Email: info@harmoniumsd.org
Their Community Behavioral Health Services department provides expertise and support to adults, children, adolescents and their families. We’ve tailored our services to meet individual, family and neighborhood needs and provide community-based solutions to local issues. Our counselors provide services at our main counseling offices as well as neighborhood locations such as schools and police and sheriff’s departments.
Treatment services include:
- Adolescent Group SABRE: An 8-week group counseling focusing on Anger Management, Anti-theft, and Reduction of Dangerous Behaviors
- Adolescent Group Cornerstone: An 8-week support and counseling group for youth with substance abuse challenges
- Parent Education and Support
- Couples and Family Therapy
- High-risk Juvenile Diversion
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment
- Anger Management
- Life Skills
License to Freedom
Little House Family Resource
131 Avocado Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 401-2800
License to Freedom’s mental health program aims to offer culturally-sensitive counseling services to the El Cajon community, addressing a variety of relational issues. Our counseling philosophies are situated in a decolonial poststructural feminism, utilizing Narrative theory to shape our practices and conversations. Our mental health program provides a variety of services, including individual, couple, family, and group therapy contexts. We address issues relating to:
- Domestic Violence / Intimate Partner Violence
- Sexual Violence/Harassment/Boundaries
- Family Relationships
- Divorce/Custody
- Anxiety/Depression/PTSD
- Immigration and/or Refugee experiences
- Parenting
- Teenage years
Our team consists of Marriage and Family Therapists who are at various levels of training (Licensed, Associate, Trainee). Our team consists of a diverse multi-lingual team that is trained to work specifically with the populations in El Cajon. We work as a team to provide wrap-around, holistic services that extend beyond the confines of a therapy room. We work closely with our community partners, including the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, San Diego State University, Narrative Initiatives San Diego, and numerous domestic violence shelter and outreach programs throughout San Diego.
Rady Children's Hospital
Outpatient Psychiatry Department
3665 Kearny Villa Rd #101
San Diego, CA 92123
Office: (858) 966-8459
Website: www.rchsd.org/programs-services/psychiatry
Rady Children’s Psychiatry Department provides comprehensive mental health and psychosocial services to children, adolescents and their families within a full-service pediatric medical facility.
We offer a full range of outpatient services for conditions including depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorders, behavior problems, psychosis, and eating disorders.
Inpatient services are provided for children and teens with psychiatric illness, eating disorders and medical/behavioral disorders.
Outpatient Clinics Locations- Click Here
- Diagnostic evaluations
- Medication evaluations
- Treatment including individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy and parent education
Center.
Sharp Mesa Vista East- Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
Serving Adults, Seniors, Adolescents, and Families
SMV East Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
1460 East Main St.
El Cajon, CA 92021
Office: 619-588-3800
Website: www.sharp.com/hospitals/mesa-vista/programs/outpatient-treatment.cfm
In the East County, Sharp Mesa Vista provides mental health services close to home. Dedicated to your recovery and well-being, our programs are based on hope, responsibility, self-determination and empowerment. Our outpatient programs include psychiatric and dual-recovery services for adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors.
Sovereign Health Group Treatment Center
Serving Adults, Adolescents, and Families
Rancho San Diego Facility:
2815 Steele Canyon Rd.
El Cajon, CA 92019
Office: 619-760-0242
24 Hour Hotline: (866) 615-7266
Website: www.sovteens.com
The Sovereign Health Adolescent Program offers treatment programs to adolescent males and females between 12 and 17 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. Our residential rehab is staffed by compassionate and multidisciplinary staff who are trained to work with adolescents and are with them through every step of their treatment. Sovereign Health Group is a dual diagnosis mental health & substance abuse facility working with adolescents between the ages of 12-17. We are a residential treatment facility for adolescents who have failed lower levels of care (outpatient, intensive outpatient, etc) or have symptoms debilitating to their functioning.
Insurance assistance is available and is PPO based.
