Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System Corpus Christi Specialty Clinic

Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System Corpus Christi Specialty Clinic

Services:
Language Services
• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

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

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

Type of Care

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

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

• Outpatient

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Pharmacotherapies

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Ancillary Services

• Supported employment
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Intensive case management
• Family psychoeducation
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Supported housing
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Case management service

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Treatment Approaches

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

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Laboratory testing

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Veterans
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders