VA Central Western Massachusetts Pittsfield Outpatient Clinic

VA Central Western Massachusetts Pittsfield Outpatient Clinic

Services:
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
• Federal Government
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Testing

• Laboratory testing

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Treatment Approaches

• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Group therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Couples/family therapy

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

• Outpatient

Ancillary Services

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Veterans
• Members of military families
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Active duty military
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Seniors or older adults
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Nicotine replacement
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults
• Seniors

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Medicare
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Cash or self-payment

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services