Atlanta VA Healthcare System Gwinnett County VA Clinic

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Gwinnett County VA Clinic

Services:
Facility Vaping Policy
• Vaping not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Testing

• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Ancillary Services

• Assertive community treatment
• Integrated primary care services
• Family psychoeducation
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Illness management and recovery
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Intensive case management

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults
• Seniors

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Pharmacotherapies

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

Treatment Approaches

• Individual psychotherapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Group therapy

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

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

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

• Outpatient

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Type of Care

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Veterans
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Seniors or older adults
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)