Wilkes Barre VAMC Allentown Outpatient Clinic

Services:
Facility Vaping Policy
• Vaping not permitted

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

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

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

• Outpatient

Treatment Approaches

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Testing

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Active duty military
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Seniors or older adults
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
• Persons with eating disorders
• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Veterans
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Supported housing
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Family psychoeducation
• Integrated primary care services
• Supported employment
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Diet and exercise counseling

Type of Care

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services