Mental Health Care in San Diego, CA

Alvarado Parkway Institute

What Does Alvarado Parkway Institute Offer?

Alvarado Parkway Institute is a mental health facility at 5538 University Avenue, San Diego, California, offering outpatient care and partial hospitalization. It accepts Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy.

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5538 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Alvarado Parkway Institute

  • Outpatient
  • Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

  • Medicare
  • Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

  • Activity therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

  • Seniors or older adults
  • Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
  • Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Ages: Young Adults
  • Ages: Adults
  • Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

  • Chlorpromazine
  • Aripiprazole
  • Olanzapine
  • Paliperidone
  • Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Mentoring/peer support
  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Case management service
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Education services
  • TB screening
  • Metabolic syndrome monitoring
  • Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in California lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.

Other Mental Health Facilities Near Alvarado Parkway Institute

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Sources

  1. SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov listing data, checked October 2026
  2. About FindTreatment.gov (SAMHSA)

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