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East County Mental Health Clinic

1000 Broadway, Suite 210, El Cajon, CA 92021

MedicaidMedicare

Insurance & payment

Medicaid
Medicare
Private insurance
Military / TRICARE
Self-pay
Sliding scale
Payment assistance

Coverage categories from the SAMHSA registry. Confirm specific plans with the clinic before your visit.

Services offered

Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone)Counseling

Who this clinic serves

Serious mental illnessSpanish spokenSign language servicesOther languages

How this clinic compares in El Cajon

This is an outpatient provider: you attend an appointment and go home the same day, with the prescription sent to a pharmacy.

East County Mental Health Clinic is one of 9 buprenorphine providers listed in El Cajon. On the coverage and access signals the registry records, it is indistinguishable from 1 other El Cajon clinic, so treat the points below as the real differences rather than any ranking.

What it does not report

  • No record that it offers telehealth. 78% of El Cajon clinics do, so this is worth confirming rather than assuming.
  • No record that it treats co-occurring mental health conditions. 67% of El Cajon clinics do, so this is worth confirming rather than assuming.

Worth asking when you call

  • Whether they are taking new patients, which changes faster than the registry updates.
  • How soon a first appointment is available, and what to bring.

Closest alternatives

This clinic accepts Medi-Cal, the California Medicaid program, which covers buprenorphine treatment in California. Compare all 9 El Cajon clinics.

Details come from the SAMHSA treatment registry, verified 2026-07-28. Coverage and availability change faster than the registry updates, so call before you travel. Ordering across the site reflects how many people can use a clinic, not care quality. How we rank.