Northwest Metro VA Clinic

Northwest Metro VA Clinic

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Seniors or older adults
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Persons with eating disorders
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Veterans
• Young adults
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

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

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Treatment Approaches

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

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

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

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Integrated primary care services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Illness management and recovery
• Education services
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Suicide prevention services
• Family psychoeducation

Type of Care

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling