Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health

Services

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Education and Counseling Services

• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Marital/couples counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Family counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for mental disorders
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training
• Self-help groups
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services

Medical Services

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

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

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

Treatment Approaches

• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Motivational interviewing
• 12-step facilitation
• Anger management
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Trauma-related counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Brief intervention

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Ancillary Services

• Mental health services
• Transportation assistance
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Social skills development

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

• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment

Testing

• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• HIV testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring pain 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
• Substance use treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Pharmacotherapies

• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Clonidine
• Disulfiram
• Medication for mental disorders
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Location

3434 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119

Phone: (866) 453-5835

Website: http://www.neworleans.va.gov

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