Syracuse VA Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic

Services

Treatment Approaches

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

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

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Veterans
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Ancillary Services

• Education services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Suicide prevention services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Legal advocacy
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Family psychoeducation
• Case management service
• Supported housing
• Intensive case management
• Supported employment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

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

• Outpatient

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Pharmacotherapies

• Chlorpromazine
• Thioridazine
• Risperidone
• Paliperidone
• Lurasidone
• Aripiprazole
• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Haloperidol
• Fluphenazine
• Quetiapine
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Olanzapine
• Clozapine

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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

Location

620 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13204

Phone: (866) 453-5835

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

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