Veterans Affairs Medical Center Mental Health Service

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Mental Health Service

Services:
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Private health insurance

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

• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Outpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Short-term residential
• Residential/24-hour residential

Ancillary Services

• Mental health services
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Early intervention for HIV
• Social skills development
• Integrated primary care services
• Case management service
• Transportation assistance
• Suicide prevention services

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Recovery Support Services

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• 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
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Treatment Approaches

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Active duty military
• Adult men
• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Adult women
• Seniors or older adults
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Young adults
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Testing

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

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
• Detoxification

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Medical Services

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

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

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Transitional Services

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