Iowa City VA Healthcare System Mental Health Service Line

Care Offered

• Mental health treatment
• Dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Setting

• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Outpatient treatment
• Telemedicine/telehealth

Treatment Approaches

• Activity therapy
• Behavior modification
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Group therapy
• Integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment
• Individual psychotherapy
• Psychotropic medication
• Trauma therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Who Operates This Facility

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Payments and Insurance Accepted

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

Special Programs and Population Groups Supported

• Veterans

Ancillary Services

• Assertive community treatment
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Case management
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Family psychoeducation
• Housing services
• Intensive case management
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Supported employment
• Supported housing
• Suicide prevention services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services

Tobacco/Screening Services

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

Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors (65 or older)
• Young adults

Exclusive Services

• Serves Veterans only

Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing