West Palm Beach VAMC Mental Hygiene (116A)

West Palm Beach VAMC Mental Hygiene (116A)

Services:
Assessment/Pre-treatment
• Screening for tobacco use

Treatment Approaches

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

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Ancillary Services

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

Language Services

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults
• Seniors

Testing

• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

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

• Outpatient
• Residential/24-hour residential
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient