Southeast Louisiana VA HCS Baton Rouge VA Clinic

Southeast Louisiana VA HCS Baton Rouge VA Clinic

Services:
Testing
• Laboratory testing

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Group therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Individual psychotherapy

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

• Outpatient

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish
• Other languages (excluding Spanish)

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment
• Substance use treatment

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

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Supported housing
• Family psychoeducation
• Supported employment
• Education services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Active duty military
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Other Languages

• Japanese
• Creole

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Pharmacotherapies

• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Nicotine replacement

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling