About Imperial County Behavioral Health Services – Anxiety & Depression – Calexico
Imperial County Behavioral Health Services is a mental health and substance use treatment organization. They offer multiple programs for youth, teens, and adults, including the adult substance use disorder treatment program. The program treats adults 18 and up with substance use/misuse and co-occurring mental health disorders. Medication assisted treatment (MAT) is available.
They accept California Medicaid (Medi-Cal). This is an outpatient program located in Calexico, California. The facility is near where California SR 98 and SR 111 cross and the 111 turns into Imperial Avenue. Rockwood Plaza is a couple blocks to the northeast.
Bilingual Treatment Staff in Calexico
The facility nearly butts up to the border of Mexico, so many residents speak Spanish. For the ease of their clients, the staff offers treatment in Spanish and English.
The staff focuses on reducing the stigma and cultural obstacles of addiction for clients and their families. They offer culturally competent care and focus on the residents of Calexico and Imperial County.
Vista Sands Socialization Programs
In addition to drug treatment, the organization offers multiple other services. One of the unique services is the Vista Sands Socialization Programs. The program is a collaboration between the organization and several Imperial County School Districts.
The program assists children with behavioral and emotional problems whose functioning at home and at school has been impaired due to their issues. The program engages children in structured social settings with support from the community, family, and school, and is open to eligible children ages 7-12 who are receiving mental health services.
The Wellness Center in Imperial County
The organization can connect individuals with the Wellness Center network. The center provides educational classes, employment training, and job readiness classes through partnerships with supportive outside agencies.
Clients may receive assistance in obtaining their GED or high school diploma. There are classes, such as English as a second language, photography, arts and crafts, cooking, sewing, and more.
Rehab Score
Other Forms of Payment
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient
Intervention Services
Aftercare Support
Treatments
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Programs

Adult Program

Young Adult Program
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Contact Information
23 E. 3rd Street
Calexico, CA 92231