Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC)
Also known as Expanding Horizons
DetoxOutpatientIntensive outpatientMATDual diagnosisMedicaidPrivate insuranceSliding scaleSelf-pay
About Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC)
The Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) is a nonprofit organization located in San Diego, California, focused on supporting the health and overall well-being of underserved communities, especially Asian, Pacific Islander, and other ethnic groups. UPAC delivers a broad set of health and human services through a diverse team of multilingual professionals, skilled in more than 30 languages and dialects.
UPAC runs a variety of programs that include mental health support for adults, seniors, children, and teens; addiction treatment and recovery services; community involvement and business development efforts; housing counseling; and training that strengthens cultural competence. Services feature individual and group counseling, crisis response, care for substance use disorders, supportive housing, and workforce training in partnership with local businesses.
By serving people across San Diego County, UPAC emphasizes culturally and linguistically relevant care to help clients build independence and strengthen their communities. Its mission is to enhance well-being and educational opportunities for Asian, Pacific Islander, and other ethnic communities, acknowledging the unique backgrounds and abilities of these groups.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient detoxification · Intensive outpatient treatment · Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Detoxification · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Detox services
- Alcohol Detoxification · Benzodiazepines Detoxification · Cocaine Detoxification · Methamphetamines detoxification · Opioids detoxification · Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Prescribes naltrexone · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Medications used
- Acamprosate (Campral®) · Disulfiram · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable) · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Lofexidine · Clonidine
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling
- Education and counseling
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling · Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
- Special programs
- Young adults · Adult women · Adult men · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Payment assistance
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State department of health
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Mental health services · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing · Spanish
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Gambling · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Art Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Couples Counseling · Family Therapy · Life Skills · Online Therapy · Play Therapy · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Personalized Treatment · Trauma Informed
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls · Men · Men and Women · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Employment Counseling · Housing Services · Outpatient Treatment · Relapse Prevention Planning · Support Meetings
- Amenities
- Air-Conditioned Rooms · Lounge · Recreation Room
- Languages
- Chinese · English · Hawaiian-Polynesian · Japanese · Korean · Mandarin · Spanish · Thai · Vietnamese
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.