Vet Affairs/Edward Hines Jr Hospital Chief SA Section

Vet Affairs/Edward Hines Jr Hospital Chief SA Section

Services:
Recovery Support Services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Treatment Approaches

• Ketamine Infusion Therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Activity therapy
• Group therapy

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans
• Members of military families

Type of Care

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Pharmacotherapies

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

Ancillary Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

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

• Residential/24-hour residential
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Outpatient

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Crisis intervention team

Testing

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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

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