White River Junction VA Medical Center Behavioral Health Service Line

Services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Medical Services

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for substance use
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Interim services for clients
• Comprehensive mental health assessment

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Employment counseling or training
• Mentoring/peer support

Pharmacotherapies

• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Disulfiram
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Nicotine replacement
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Clonidine
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)

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

• Residential/24-hour residential
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Outpatient
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Short-term residential
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Long-term residential

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Type of Care

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

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Group counseling
• Family counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Marital/couples counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Testing

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Ancillary Services

• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Early intervention for HIV
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Mental health services
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Acupuncture
• Integrated primary care services

Transitional Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Location

215 North Main Street, Unit 116-A, White River Junction, VT 5009

Phone: (866) 453-5835

Website: http://www.whiteriver.va.gov/services/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse.asp

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