VA Augusta Health Care System Aiken VA Clinic

VA Augusta Health Care System Aiken VA Clinic

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

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

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Treatment Approaches

• Couples/family therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Group therapy
• Individual psychotherapy

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Mental health treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Testing

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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

• Outpatient

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Family psychoeducation
• Case management service
• Intensive case management
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Integrated primary care services

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Pharmacotherapies

• Lurasidone
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Ziprasidone
• Nicotine replacement
• Quetiapine
• Risperidone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Olanzapine

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Veterans
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services