Atlanta VA Healthcare System Pickens County VA Clinic

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Pickens County VA Clinic

Services:
Payment Assistance Available
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults
• Seniors

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

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

• Outpatient

Pharmacotherapies

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

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Ancillary Services

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use