Wilmington VAMC Behavioral Health Services

Wilmington VAMC Behavioral Health Services

Services:
Recovery Support Services
• Employment counseling or training
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Recovery coach
• Self-help groups

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

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Pharmacotherapies

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicare

Ancillary Services

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Testing

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Transitional Services

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type of Care

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for substance use
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for tobacco use

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Medical Services

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

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

• Outpatient
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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