Veterans Affairs Medical Center Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences

Types of Care:

• detox
• substance use treatment
• dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

• inpatient hospital treatment
• outpatient rehabilitation
• inpatient hospital detox
• hospital inpatient rehab
• intensive outpatient treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Methadone clinical treatment
• Buprenorphine treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine detox
• buprenorphine maintenance
• methadone detoxification
• methadone maintenance
• prescribes suboxone
• naltrexone administration
• relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Methadone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders
• Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention
• CBT
• motivational incentives
• DBT
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention
• counseling for substance abuse
• trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• Hospital licensing authority
• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Medicare
• Accepts Military insurance
• Accepts private health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• veterans

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

• Case management
• Domestic violence services
• Early intervention for HIV
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Recovery coaches
• Self-help groups
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Professional interventionist/Educational consultants
• Mentoring/Peer support

Other Addictions Treatment:

• treatment for non-substance use addiction disorder
• treatment for gambling disorder

Detoxification:

• Alcohol Detox
• Benzodiazepines Detox
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines Detox
• Opioid Detox

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling
• group counseling
• counseling for families
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV/AIDS counseling
• health education services
• employment counseling and training
• vocational training and educational support

Medical Services:

• Hepatitis A vaccination
• Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• adults
• young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Serves Veterans only

Services for deaf:

• Service for hearing impaired