Fifth Avenue Behavioral Health Center

Fifth Avenue Behavioral Health Center is an outpatient substance use treatment program in San Diego, California offering addiction and co-occurring mental health care as part of the Family Health Centers of San Diego network.

The center provides intensive outpatient and regular outpatient services for adults and young people seeking recovery.

As part of a nonprofit community health system, the program emphasizes affordable, integrated and accessible care for underserved residents.

Outpatient Addiction Programs

Care typically begins with a comprehensive substance use and mental health assessment, along with screening for tobacco, substance use and mental health disorders.

From there, clients can engage in intensive outpatient treatment or regular outpatient treatment based on their needs.

Programs incorporate evidence based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, contingency management and relapse prevention.

The center also treats co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, with telehealth therapy available through the broader organization.

Key Features

• Location: Downtown San Diego, California at 1750 5th Avenue
• Levels of care: Intensive outpatient and regular outpatient addiction treatment
• Who they treat: Adult men and women, transitional age young adults, seniors, pregnant or postpartum women, LGBTQ clients and veterans, military connected individuals and justice involved clients
• Approach: Evidence based and integrated care including CBT, motivational interviewing and co-occurring disorder treatment
• Payment options: Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance, TRICARE and self pay, sliding scale and financing
• Differentiator: Part of a Federally Qualified Health Center system offering connected medical and social services