El Paso Veterans Affairs Healthcare Behavioral Health Services

El Paso Veterans Affairs Healthcare Behavioral Health Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Clonidine
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medication for mental disorders
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Disulfiram

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

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

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

Testing

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Language Services

• Spanish

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Adult men
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Adult women
• Seniors or older adults
• Veterans
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Treatment Approaches

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

Ancillary Services

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Transitional Services

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

Medical Services

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

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

• Outpatient
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment

Education and Counseling Services

• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Family counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Marital/couples counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted