Manchester VAMC Mental Health Service Line

Manchester VAMC Mental Health Service Line

Services:
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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Nicotine replacement

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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

• Outpatient

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

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

Ancillary Services

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

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Crisis intervention team

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Testing

• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted