White River Junction VA Medical Center Behavioral Health Service Line

White River Junction VA Medical Center Behavioral Health Service Line

Services:
License/Certification/Accreditation
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Treatment Approaches

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

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Testing

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Recovery Support Services

• Employment counseling or training
• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Medical Services

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Education and Counseling Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Ancillary Services

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

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

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

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Transitional Services

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