Atlanta VA Healthcare System Blairsville VA CBOC

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Blairsville VA CBOC

Services:
Age Groups Accepted
• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Pharmacotherapies

• Prochlorperazine
• Chlorpromazine
• Thioridazine
• Aripiprazole
• Perphenazine
• Loxapine
• Lurasidone
• Fluphenazine
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Olanzapine
• Trifluoperazine
• Clozapine
• Thiothixene
• Brexpiprazole
• Haloperidol
• Ziprasidone
• Risperidone
• Nicotine replacement
• Cariprazine
• Paliperidone
• Pimozide
• Quetiapine

Ancillary Services

• Illness management and recovery
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Family psychoeducation
• Case management service

Treatment Approaches

• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Group therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

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

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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

• Outpatient