Alvarado Parkway Institute
215 West Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020
CRF Halcyon Crisis Center
Address: 1664 Broadway, El Cajon, CA 92021 · Map
Phone: (619) 579-8685
Website: crfbehavioralhealthcare.org
About CRF Halcyon Crisis Center
Halcyon Crisis Center in El Cajon operates as a Short-Term Acute Residential Treatment (START) program. It provides a voluntary, comfortable, at-home style option to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization for adults 18 and older facing serious mental health emergencies. The program mainly supports people with psychiatric conditions, and it may also assist clients who have substance use disorders at the same time, as long as mental health concerns remain the main issue. Admission requires that a client’s medical needs are stable enough to be managed in an outpatient setting and that the person chooses to follow the program’s rules. The average stay lasts about nine days.
Halcyon Crisis Center delivers a comprehensive set of supports, including psychiatric assessments, ongoing medication management, individual and group therapy, and education focused on practical life skills. It also offers integrated treatment related to substance use, organized recreational activities, and discharge planning to help clients transition to ongoing care. With individualized treatment in a caring setting, the program functions as a viable alternative to hospitalization. As part of the Community Research Foundation, it serves Medi-Cal members and those without insurance, and services are provided regardless of ability to pay. The center offers care in English and Spanish to support access for more people.
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia · Self-Harm · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Life Skills · Motivational Interviewing · Recreation Therapy · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Holistic · Individual Treatment · Medical
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Amenities
- Lounge · Outdoor Space
- Languages
- English · Spanish
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by California.
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.