Veterans Village of San Diego

San Diego, California

4141 Pacific Highway
San Diego, CA 92110

(619) 393-2000
4.2 (258 reviews)

About Veterans Village of San Diego

Veterans Village of San Diego is located in San Diego, California. They are a 224-bed residential treatment center that provides alcohol and drug rehab services to Veterans and active military personnel. Their programs are available to individuals from all walks of life, including those who are homeless.

The residential program offers around-the-clock supervision and access to mental health practitioners and a medical team to ensure stability. Their four tracks include chronic relapse, PTSD, dual diagnosis treatment, and recovery stabilization. They also provide a non-medical program to individuals age 18 and older who need around-the-clock support, but who are medically stable.

The aftercare program is suitable for individuals after they have completed residential and outpatient levels of care. Individuals often continue to engage in mental health counseling, self-help groups, and peer support.

Veterans Village of San Diego accepts most insurance plans, including Amerigroup, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Brightstar Health, ComPsych, Magellan, Beacon, Anthem, Ambetter, and more. Out-of-network benefits may vary, so it’s important to verify coverage with the provider before starting treatment.

Dollar icon Payment Options

  • self-pay iconSelf-pay options
  • free iconFree

Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

inpatient iconInpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

sober-living iconSober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

12-step icon12-Step

12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).

aftercare iconAftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

User icon Programs

adult-program iconAdult program

hearing iconHearing impaired program

hiv iconHIV/AIDS program

lgbtq iconLGBTQ program

stroller iconPostpartum program

men iconProgram for men

women iconProgram for women

bed iconTotal beds:

224

young-adult iconYoung adult program

House check icon Settings & Amenities

  • car iconPrivate transportation
  • acupuncture iconAcupuncture room

Shield icon Insurance

Our Policy: Veterans Village of San Diego works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.

Heart icon Treatment

alcohol iconAlcoholism

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

drugs iconDrug Addiction

Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.

check iconDual Diagnosis

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

opium iconOpioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

substance-abuse iconSubstance Abuse

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

inpatient-file iconCognitive Behavioral Therapy

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.

couples-therapy iconCouples Therapy

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

dialectical iconDialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

family iconFamily Therapy

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.

intervention iconGroup Therapy

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.

mental-health iconIndividual Therapy

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 iconLife Skills

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.

desert iconMotivational Interviewing

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.

nicotine iconNicotine Replacement Therapy

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Rational Behavior Therapy

Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy meant to be short-term and comprehensive. It was intended to help clients become more self-sufficent and move forward without the need for expensive, ongoing therapy. It includes an emotional self-help method called “rational self-counseling,” the purpose of which is to give clients all the skills needed to handle future emotional issues by themselves, or with significantly less professional help.

house-medical iconTrauma Therapy

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.

Check icon Accreditations

CARF

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.

CARF Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 206493

SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

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4141 Pacific Highway
San Diego, CA 92110

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Ronald Goodwyn (RonG)
1 month ago
1

See what I've been saying these past years with that dishonesty you guy's have been practicing? I knew it would catch up with you and did everything I could to point it out. "Veterans Village of San Diego" and not Rehab Village of San Diego. People donating believing they are helping veterans when in fact they are helping your dishonest selves. Now your license has been suspended and I pray it doesn't hurt any vets. Shame on you guys..

Hammy Hammy
2 months ago
2

I would give it higher stars but for the fact that veterans are treated as second class and where medical residents are first . Not cool at all there 25-30 veterans and there are 80-100 medical residents ..This is after all the veteran village not medical village .

Stephen Kopycinski
2 months ago
5

Wonderful place for veterans in crisis!

Ronnie Brown
3 months ago
4

First off let me apologize,,,To Staff.. And All that Works there "" VVSD...is a Damn good place & has Save ,,,So many lifes,,,,In today's world "" it's Not Easy taking care of,, addicts...just because of All these New Drugs+mental health,,, ..BIG UPS TO EVERYONE WORKING THE,,, I KNOW MR HICKMAN IS PROUD!! of everybody,,, GOD BLESS

Andrew
3 months ago
1

3/10. Would not recommend. Experiences May Vary. Objectively speaking, this place is very strenuating on everyone's mental health as the entire administration is more focused on their appearance rather than interpersonal effectiveness.Granted, I'm not a perfect person. No one is. but mix 30-40 Addicts and Alcoholics with a staff that are visibly and emotionally not adept and / or interested in the way they handle their job.There are a few kind souls here, and they are apparent among the negative facial expressions and poor interpersonal/ communication skills that are at work here.From what I remember: the mental health team is adequate but falters under pressure. The administration fails many here as unheard greviences are not reviewed according to their own guidelines. Allowing emotional and mental abuse in a classroom setting and threats of retaliation that are so very prevalent.I remember reviewing this organization's financial earnings/ interests to be in the billions of dollars. However, it has a high turnaround on employees and either understaffed or undertrained to work with veterans. It's so much that it's allowed Non Veterans into the program over veterans literally on the doorsteps or turned away and asked to fill out a 7+ page packet. Suspicion of money laundering or embezzlement of some kind from this organization starting at the topI thought this place would be better. But it was hot garbage, to say the least. For billions of dollars in funding, that is.Verbally and mentally aggitative towards Veterans and their mental states. Abuse of power. Understaffed and undertrained.I remember the "Anger Management" instructor getting mad at me and not able to implement their own teachings in a practical yet volatile environment. Imagine that.I witnessed a spur of the moment (they didn't know what they were doing or going with it) class that resulted in negative feedback on the subject. The instructor took it personally and started crying and then left before the class was scheduled to finish. She played the victim card, claiming they were targeted in some form or fashion when if they had taken time to prepare an actual lesson or probe for feedback on the topic beforehand that day. Maybe things would have been different. Afterward, a fight broke out that was diffused and could have been avoided if the instructor hadn't left. But the administration was more focused on verbally berating the class for "making the girl cry". Not to be mean, however. If you can't take the heat. Get out of the dang kitchen and dont blame the pans for being hot when you were the one who turned the temperature up.There is a gym I hope is still there. About 4 to a room (2 bunk beds) and 1 restroom. A smoking pit in the back. 3 classroom settings and 2 communal areas with a microwave and chairs to watch TV. No AC, gets very hot.I remember some people graduating that were given more chances in regards to relapse as opposed to others, so a system of favoritism or bias is present among staff to residents.Go to LA Jolla VA 2North, and you can apply for HUDVASH there. There is no need to wait and go through this program.There's actually a way better residential program the La Jolla VA offers, and it's actually very effective. With Air Conditioning .In summary, this residential treatment facility actively goes against what it claims to do by turning away many veterans on a daily basis, providing minimal mental health treatment and engaging in personal bias decisions and treating the few veterans in the program like less than human and more as a number for statistics to show "How Great" they're doing. Confirmation Bias much? Rhetorical.

Aaron ThebearfromtheV Lopes
3 months ago
5

Forget what u heard about this program.this is a one of a kind, a second chance to really change ur life

SUDCC IV
5 months ago
1

This is NOT a "social services agency" I would refer" ANY veteran to (unless I hated the veteran, and wanted to see him/her fail and die!). When you are SO INCOMPETENT, that the county has to suspend your contract, and stop its referrals to you, this is a sure sign that this place has NO BUSINESS being IN BUSINESS! It needs to be sued out of existence! IMMEDIATELY!

Ellana & Gorge Haring-Rodrieguez
6 months ago
3

Donnette Burrus
6 months ago
5

Help for Veterans

Melissa Hayden
7 months ago
1

My SIL was told to put in notice at his apartment because they were going to pay to have his stuff moved to TX. Great! So he cancels his lease, packs up his home and then they tell him no! So effectively making him homeless. Whoever Elizabeth is, she needs to be fired!

Drubber H Morton Jr
8 months ago
5

Sandy Borum
8 months ago
5

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