Atlanta VA Healthcare System Fulton County VA Clinic

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Fulton County VA Clinic

Services:
Facility Smoking Policy
• Smoking not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

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

• Outpatient

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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

Ancillary Services

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults
• Seniors

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

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

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)