Southeast Louisiana VA HCS Houma VA Clinic

Southeast Louisiana VA HCS Houma VA Clinic

Services:
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
• U.S. Department of VA funds

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

• Outpatient

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Emergency Mental Health Services

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

Ancillary Services

• Diet and exercise counseling
• Integrated primary care services
• Assertive community treatment
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Supported housing
• Family psychoeducation
• Education services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Suicide prevention services
• Supported employment

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services

Treatment Approaches

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

Testing

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Pharmacotherapies

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

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

• Private for-profit organization

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment