Richmond VA Healthcare Systems Mental Health Service (116A)

Richmond VA Healthcare Systems Mental Health Service (116A)

Services:
Pharmacotherapies
• Nicotine replacement
• Lurasidone
• Loxapine
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Aripiprazole
• Ziprasidone
• Thioridazine
• Prochlorperazine
• Thiothixene
• Perphenazine
• Fluphenazine
• Quetiapine
• Chlorpromazine
• Clozapine
• Paliperidone
• Pimozide
• Risperidone
• Olanzapine
• Haloperidol
• Trifluoperazine

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Testing

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

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

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal Grants
• Medicare
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds

Emergency Mental Health Services

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Members of military families
• Veterans
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Treatment Approaches

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults
• Seniors

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Intensive case management
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Supported housing
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Supported employment
• Education services
• Case management service
• Family psychoeducation
• Integrated primary care services

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

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

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing