Altoona, PA

James E Van Zandt VA Medical Center

Program Length

30 days

Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.

A VA medical center offering comprehensive outpatient services for veterans with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

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

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

Outpatient

Facility Type

Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Pharmacotherapies

Fluphenazine Haloperidol Perphenazine Pimozide Asenapine Brexpiprazole Clozapine Lurasidone Olanzapine Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Nicotine replacement Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

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

Federal Government U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Veterans Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

HIV testing STD testing TB screening Metabolic syndrome monitoring Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV) Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV) Laboratory testing

Recovery Support Services

Housing services Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Young Adults Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Assertive community treatment Court-ordered outpatient treatment Diet and exercise counseling Family psychoeducation Illness management and recovery Legal advocacy Psychosocial rehabilitation services Supported employment Supported housing Vocational rehabilitation services Case management service Integrated primary care services Suicide prevention services Education services

Contact Information

Address

2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, PA, 16602

Phone

814-943-8164

Contact

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