API Behavioral Health System
7050 Parkway Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Also known as Behavioral Health Services
Address: 5555 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942 · Map
Phone: (619) 740-4800
Website: Sharp.com
About Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Sharp is dedicated to offering hope to individuals and families facing mental health challenges and substance use disorders of many types. The center delivers a full range of services, including evaluations, inpatient treatment, day programs, and ongoing support after discharge. With a caring network of medical and clinical professionals, Sharp focuses on helping people move beyond addiction through medication and evidence-based therapies designed to strengthen recovery. The program includes education about addiction as a disease, individual counseling, group therapy, case management, relapse prevention, and family education. Clients may also participate in recreational therapy, life-skills training, medication monitoring, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) when appropriate, along with medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
Sharp accepts clients ages 6 and older. For younger adults aged 18 to 26, it offers transitional programming to help people adjust to new responsibilities, manage stress, and form healthier routines. For adults 60 and above, geriatric services address conditions such as dementia and other age-related factors that can influence mental health and substance use.
Sharp also provides day treatment and intensive outpatient (IOP) for those who do not need round-the-clock supervision or who are transitioning from inpatient care. The continuing care program is offered for a lifetime at no cost, helping clients work through challenges that arise when returning home, to work, and to community life. Support continues through weekly groups, and clients can access regular counseling through therapists. Sharp’s aftercare app offers information and direct access to aftercare resources.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient · Partial hospitalization/day treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment
- Facility type
- Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital
- Medications used
- Chlorpromazine · Fluphenazine · Haloperidol · Loxapine · Perphenazine · Pimozide · Prochlorperazine · Thiothixene · Thioridazine · Trifluoperazine · Aripiprazole · Asenapine · Cariprazine · Clozapine · IIoperidone · Lurasidone · Olanzapine · Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination · Paliperidone · Quetiapine · Risperidone · Ziprasidone · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Electroconvulsive therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Special programs
- Seniors or older adults · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Other services
- Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Illness management and recovery · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Methamphetamine · Psychedelics
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Eating Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Interpersonal Therapy · Life Skills · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Nutrition Counseling · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Relaxation Therapy
- Approaches
- Bio-Medical · Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Medical
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Children · LGBTQ+ · Men · Men and Women · Older Adults · Pregnant Women · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Aftercare App · Continuing Care · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Sharp Grossmont Hospital
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
Also 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.
Paying for treatment at Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Sharp Grossmont Hospital reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. With California Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from La Mesa
Measured from the population center of San Diego County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: San Diego, about 3.9 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): San Diego, about 3.9 miles (15 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: San Diego, about 3.9 miles (46 within 25 miles)
See the San Diego County treatment map, methadone clinics near San Diego County and Suboxone doctors near San Diego County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Sharp Grossmont Hospital offer?
Sharp Grossmont Hospital reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Sharp Grossmont Hospital accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Sharp Grossmont Hospital located?
5555 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942.
How far is the nearest medical detox from La Mesa?
From the center of San Diego County, the closest program offering medical detox is in San Diego, about 3.9 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in La Mesa
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BrightQuest Treatment Centers
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Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health
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Evolve Teen Treatment Center
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See all 13 facilities in La Mesa · Detox · Residential · Outpatient · Accepts Medicaid · Accepts Medicare · Private insurance
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.