VA Central Western Massachusetts Fitchburg CBOC

VA Central Western Massachusetts Fitchburg CBOC

Services:
Facility Type
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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

• Outpatient

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

Testing

• Laboratory testing

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Private health insurance

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Seniors or older adults
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Veterans
• Active duty military
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Members of military families
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Ancillary Services

• Intensive case management
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Suicide prevention services
• Family psychoeducation
• Supported employment
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Case management service
• Integrated primary care services
• Supported housing
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Group therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment

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

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted