VA Augusta Healthcare System Norwood Athens VA Clinic

VA Augusta Healthcare System Norwood Athens VA Clinic

Services:
Facility Smoking Policy
• Smoking not permitted

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services

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

• Outpatient

Treatment Approaches

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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
• Substance use treatment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

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

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

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults
• Seniors

Ancillary Services

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

Testing

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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