Eating disorder treatment in California

California has many residential eating disorder programs, in the Los Angeles area, Orange County, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Both adult and adolescent-specific options are available. The directory above lists residential programs alongside other levels of care across the state, and you can filter to see which ones are near you.

Yes. Medi-Cal covers eating disorder treatment as part of its behavioral health benefit, including outpatient care and, when medically necessary, higher levels of care. For many Medi-Cal members, a university medical center program is the in-network specialty path, since several California academic centers treat eating disorders and work with Medi-Cal. In-network specialty options vary, and the treatment program confirms Medi-Cal coverage as part of intake.

Yes. California has pediatric and adolescent eating disorder programs at several academic medical centers, including Stanford, UCSF, UCLA, UC San Diego, and Loma Linda University Health. Private specialty programs in the Los Angeles area, Orange County, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay Area also offer adolescent residential and day-treatment options. The directory above filters by age range so you can see which programs treat children and teens.