Birmingham VA HealthCare System Childersburg VA Clinic

Birmingham VA HealthCare System Childersburg VA Clinic

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Couples/family therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Group therapy
• Individual psychotherapy

Type of Care

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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

• Outpatient

Testing

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

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

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

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Family psychoeducation
• Integrated primary care services