Veterans Affairs Medical Center Mental Health Service

Services & Programs

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Testing

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

Medical Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Ancillary Services

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

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

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

Transitional Services

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

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for mental disorders
• 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 substance use
• Screening for tobacco use

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

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Type of Care

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Treatment Approaches

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Education and Counseling Services

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

Location

Address: 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, VA 24153

Phone: (866) 418-3591

Website: http://www.va.gov/

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