Located at 2414 Hoover Street Suites A, B, and C in National City, California, McAlister Institute for Treatment and Educ (MITE)/South Bay Women’s Recovery Center is a nonprofit addiction treatment provider.
Its services include intensive outpatient (IOP), standard outpatient counseling, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), co-occurring (dual diagnosis) mental health treatment, and telehealth therapy. Clinicians use approaches such as anger management, cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management/motivational incentives, motivational interviewing, and relapse prevention. For opioid use disorder, the program uses buprenorphine and naltrexone. It also prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder.
McAlister Institute for Treatment and Educ (MITE)/South Bay Women’s Recovery Center accepts government funding for substance use treatment, Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, state-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid, and SAMHSA funding/block grants. A sliding fee scale based on income is available. Coverage depends on your specific plan, so verify benefits before admission.
The program accepts children/adolescents, young adults, adults, and seniors and serves female clients only. It offers specialized groups for adolescents, young adults, pregnant/postpartum women, and seniors or older adults. Services are available in Spanish. Sign language services are available for deaf and hard-of-hearing clients.
The facility reports licensing or certification from the state substance use treatment agency and state mental health department.
Support services include aftercare/continuing care, discharge planning, naloxone and overdose education, and outcome follow-up after discharge.