Atlanta VA Healthcare System Gwinnett County VA Clinic

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Gwinnett County VA Clinic

Services:
Facility Vaping Policy
• Vaping not permitted

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Testing

• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Ancillary Services

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Treatment Approaches

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

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

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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

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

• Outpatient

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services