Atlanta VA Healthcare System Atlanta VA Clinic

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Atlanta VA Clinic

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Veterans
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Seniors or older adults

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Type of Care

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Pharmacotherapies

• Pimozide
• Aripiprazole
• Thiothixene
• Ziprasidone
• Thioridazine
• Haloperidol
• Perphenazine
• Loxapine
• Fluphenazine
• Brexpiprazole
• Prochlorperazine
• Lurasidone
• Nicotine replacement
• Quetiapine
• Trifluoperazine
• Olanzapine
• Paliperidone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Risperidone
• Clozapine
• Chlorpromazine
• Cariprazine

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Treatment Approaches

• Couples/family therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Group therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

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

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

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

• Outpatient

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Ancillary Services

• Diet and exercise counseling
• Illness management and recovery
• Suicide prevention services
• Family psychoeducation
• Case management service
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Integrated primary care services