Atlanta VA Healthcare System Blairsville VA CBOC

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Blairsville VA CBOC

Services:
Emergency Mental Health Services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Adults
• Young Adults

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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

• Outpatient

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Family psychoeducation
• Illness management and recovery
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Integrated primary care services
• Case management service

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Cash or self-payment

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Treatment Approaches

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Type of Care

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

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

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Pharmacotherapies

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