VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Monterey CBOC (116A/MONT)

VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Monterey CBOC (116A/MONT)

Services:
Age Groups Accepted
• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• STD testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Laboratory testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• HIV testing
• TB screening

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Government

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Active duty military
• Veterans
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Members of military families
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Pharmacotherapies

• Fluphenazine
• Olanzapine
• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Risperidone
• Brexpiprazole
• Chlorpromazine
• Thioridazine
• Quetiapine
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Aripiprazole
• Lurasidone
• Paliperidone
• Haloperidol
• Ziprasidone
• Perphenazine

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient

Language Services

• Spanish

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment
• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Treatment Approaches

• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Couples/family therapy
• Group therapy
• Activity therapy

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Supported housing
• Supported employment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Education services
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Illness management and recovery
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Family psychoeducation
• Case management service