Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System

Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System

Services:
External Opioid Medications Source
• In-network prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Education and Counseling Services

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission

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

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Disulfiram
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Clonidine
• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Aftercare/continuing care

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adult women
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Seniors or older adults
• Veterans
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Type of Care

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Outreach to persons in the community
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment

Testing

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

Ancillary Services

• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Mental health services
• Case management service

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Medical Services

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

Recovery Support Services

• Recovery coach
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups
• Employment counseling or training

Treatment Approaches

• Motivational interviewing
• Substance use disorder counseling
• 12-step facilitation
• Trauma-related counseling
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Relapse prevention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Anger management
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

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

• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Private health insurance
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Medicaid
• Medicare

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment