Atlanta VA Healthcare System Fulton County VA Clinic

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Fulton County VA Clinic

Services:
Facility Vaping Policy
• Vaping not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

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

Treatment Approaches

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

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

• Outpatient

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults
• Seniors

Ancillary Services

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

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

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Pharmacotherapies

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