Department of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System

Department of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System - Long Beach, CA

Department Of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System is an addiction and mental health treatment facility located at 5901 East 7th Street, Unit 116a-satc in the 90822 zip code in Long Beach, CA. It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Department Of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System provides suboxone prescription, buprenorphine maintenance and naltrexone administration. Some of the treatment approaches used by Department Of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System include counseling for trauma victims, matrix model and motivational interviewing. Department Of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System also specializes in detox services and offers cocaine detox, inpatient alcohol detox and methamphetamines detoxification. Department Of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System provides outpatient day treatment, inpatient hospital rehab and hospital inpatient detoxification. It also provides residential treatment for substance use, inpatient dual diagnosis treatment and inpatient detoxification.

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Address: 5901 East 7th Street, Unit 116A-SATC, Long Beach, CA 90822

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Hospitals
  4. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  5. External Opioid Medications Source
  6. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  7. External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  8. Type Of Treatment
  9. Pharmacotherapies
  10. Treatment Approaches
  11. Facility Ownership
  12. License/Certification/Accreditation
  13. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  14. Payment Assistance Available
  15. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  16. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  17. Screening & Testing
  18. Transitional Services
  19. Ancillary Services
  20. Detoxification
  21. Counseling Services and Education
  22. Medical Services
  23. Tobacco/Screening Services
  24. Facility Smoking Policy
  25. Age Groups Accepted
  26. Gender Accepted
  27. Exclusive Services
  28. Additional Spoken Languages

Here are the full facility listing details on Department of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System in Long Beach, CA:

Types of Care:

  • inpatient detoxification
  • residential substance use treatment
  • inpatient treatment for dual diagnosis

Service Settings:

  • inpatient hospital rehab
  • outpatient treatment
  • hospital inpatient detoxification
  • outpatient detoxification
  • partial hospitalization
  • intensive outpatient treatment services
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment

Hospitals:

  • General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone clinical treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • In-network prescribing entity
  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
  • Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • In-network prescribing entity
  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type Of Treatment:

  • buprenorphine detoxification
  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • prescribes suboxone
  • administers naltrexone
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone
  • methadone for pain management

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Acamprosate (Campral)
  • Disulfiram (Antabuse)
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders
  • Medications for HIV treatment
  • Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention services
  • CBT
  • motivational incentives
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • rational emotive behavioral therapy
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling approach
  • trauma counseling
  • 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

  • the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Federal funding
  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Military insurance
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts self-payment

Payment Assistance Available:

  • Payment assistance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • adult women
  • rehab for LGBT
  • vets
  • judicial clients
  • dual diagnosis treatment
  • people with HIV or AIDS
  • sexual abuse victims
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • Screening for Hepatitis B
  • Screening for Hepatitis C
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • STD testing
  • TB screening
  • Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

  • recovery management
  • domestic violence services
  • HIV early intervention
  • sober housing services
  • mental health services
  • self-help groups
  • social skills development
  • transportation assistance
  • peer support

Detoxification:

  • inpatient alcohol detoxification
  • residential benzodiazepines detoxification
  • cocaine detoxification
  • methamphetamines detoxification
  • inpatient opioid detox

Counseling Services and Education:

  • counseling for individuals
  • counseling for groups
  • family counseling
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV and AIDS support
  • health education services
  • employment counseling services

Medical Services:

  • Hepatitis A vaccination
  • Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

  • adult rehab
  • accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Exclusive Services:

  • Veteran rehab only

Additional Spoken Languages:

  • Spanish

Phone #: 562-826-5610

Call (888) 303-2026 to get 24/7 help with treatment.

WHO ANSWERS?

What is dual diagnosis treatment?

Dual diagnosis treatment is a specialized approach to helping individuals who are dealing with both substance abuse issues and mental health disorders simultaneously. It recognizes the interconnected nature of these challenges and aims to address them comprehensively.

People with dual diagnosis face a unique set of hurdles as their mental health issues and substance use often reinforce each other, creating a cycle that can be difficult to break. For instance, someone with depression might turn to drugs or alcohol as a way to cope with their emotions, and the substance use can, in turn, exacerbate their mental health symptoms. This complex interaction requires a tailored treatment approach.

The primary goal of dual diagnosis treatment is to provide integrated care that addresses both the substance use disorder and the mental health condition concurrently. This involves a team of professionals, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, addiction specialists, and counselors, working collaboratively to develop a comprehensive treatment plan.

The treatment plan may include various therapeutic modalities, medication management, and support services. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing are commonly used therapeutic approaches. Medications may be prescribed to manage psychiatric symptoms and support the individual's recovery from substance use.

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