Atlanta VA Healthcare System Gwinnett County VA Clinic

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Gwinnett County VA Clinic

Services:
Ancillary Services
• Case management service
• Intensive case management
• Integrated primary care services
• Family psychoeducation
• Assertive community treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Suicide prevention services
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Illness management and recovery

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Testing

• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Treatment Approaches

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

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Pharmacotherapies

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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

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

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

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

• Outpatient

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted