About Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center Veterans Affairs:
Address:
1111 East End Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Phone Number:
570-824-3521
Primary Focus/Type of Care:
Substance use treatment, Detoxification , Treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders
Treatment Settings:
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Short-term residential, Hospital inpatient detoxification, Intensive outpatient treatment, Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment, Regular outpatient treatment, Residential
Treatment Approaches:
Anger management, Brief intervention, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Contingency management/motivational incentives, Dialectical behavior therapy, Matrix Model, Trauma-related counseling, Motivational interviewing, Relapse prevention , Rational emotive behavioral therapy, Substance abuse counseling, 12-step facilitation
Payment/Insurance Accepted:
Medicare, Medicaid, Military insurance (e.g.=> TRICARE), Cash or self-payment, State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid, Federal or any government funding for substance use programs, IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
Specials Programs:
Clients referred from the court/judicial system, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, Domestic Violence, Gay & Lesbian, Adult men, Adult women, Veterans, Persons who have experienced trauma
Types of Opioid Treatment:
Prescribes buprenorphine, Prescribes naltrexone, Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time, Accepts clients on opioid medication but prescribed elsewhere, Relapse prevention with naltrexone