Galveston VA Clinic

Galveston VA Clinic

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Veterans
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• 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
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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

• Outpatient
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Testing

• TB screening
• Laboratory testing
• STD testing
• HIV testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)

Type of Care

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
• Paliperidone
• Aripiprazole
• Olanzapine
• Nicotine replacement
• Lurasidone
• IIoperidone
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Brexpiprazole
• Ziprasidone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Clozapine
• Asenapine
• Quetiapine
• Cariprazine
• Risperidone

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

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

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Group therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

• Supported housing
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Family psychoeducation
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Case management service
• Supported employment
• Legal advocacy
• Intensive case management
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Chronic disease/illness management