San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic

San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic

Services:
Assessment/Pre-treatment
• Screening for tobacco use

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

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Seniors or older adults
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Veterans
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Crisis intervention team

Ancillary Services

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

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

• Outpatient

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Pharmacotherapies

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