San Diego American Indian Health Center

Located at 2630 1st Avenue in San Diego, California, San Diego American Indian Health Center is a nonprofit addiction treatment provider.

Its services include standard outpatient counseling, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and telehealth therapy. Clinicians use approaches such as brief intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, and substance use disorder counseling. For opioid use disorder, the program uses buprenorphine and naltrexone. It also prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder.

Payment options include government funding for substance use treatment, IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds, Medicare, Medicaid, military insurance (TRICARE), private health insurance, cash or self-payment, 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. Sign language services are available for deaf and hard-of-hearing clients.

San Diego American Indian Health Center is accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and licensed or certified by the state substance use treatment agency, state mental health department, and state department of health.

Support services include aftercare/continuing care, discharge planning, naloxone and overdose education, and outcome follow-up after discharge.