Atlanta VA Healthcare System Mental Health (116A)

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Mental Health (116A)

Services:
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
• Methadone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services
• Self-help groups
• Employment counseling or training

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

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

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification

Medical Services

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• TB screening
• HIV testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• STD testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)

Treatment Approaches

• Substance use disorder counseling
• Anger management
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Brief intervention
• Relapse prevention
• Motivational interviewing
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Trauma-related counseling

Pharmacotherapies

• Methadone
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Disulfiram
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Nicotine replacement
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Clonidine
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Mental health services
• Case management service

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

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicare
• Medicaid

Type of Care

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Education and Counseling Services

• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Marital/couples counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes naltrexone
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Methadone maintenance
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Methadone detoxification
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for mental disorders