
Nestled in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains in Camarillo, Casa Pacifica’s 25-acre campus houses seven residential “units,” ten classrooms, fully equipped music room, gymnasium, swimming pool, play fields, youth counseling rooms, training/conference space, a medical clinic, and administrative offices. Casa Pacifica’s beautiful rural setting is four miles from the Pacific Ocean and midway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.

Casa Pacifica’s Camino a Casa program is designed for youth ages 9 – 17 years old to address a wide range of mental health issues. At Casa Pacifica, we follow a relationship-based approach to supporting and serving young people and their families. We meet people where they are, and through the development of connected relationships, guide them in building on strengths and meeting their needs.


“I hate you.” “Stop talking to me.” “Just leave me alone.” Few things hurt more than feeling rejected by your own teen. While pushing away is a normal part of adolescence, extreme withdrawal, anger, or emotional shutdown can also be signs that something deeper is......
Read moreWhen 15-year-old Mia first arrived at Ventura County-based Casa Pacifica, she was withdrawing from the world around her—and hurting herself in ways that deeply alarmed her family. She stopped hanging out with friends, spent hours obsessively on her phone, and became increasingly isolated, trapped ...
Read moreThe digital world offers teens unprecedented access to information — and with that access comes serious risk. A recent article highlights this danger in the most tragic terms: a 19-year-old California college student repeatedly turned to ChatGPT for drug advice and later died of an......
Read moreAccess to quality mental health care for youth has never been more critical, yet too many young people still face barriers to the support they need. According to recent studies, more than half of U.S. adolescents who require mental health services encounter obstacles such as......
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