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VA's Gerofit fitness and health promotion program reduces the risk

Veterans are invited to learn about VA updates, ask questions of local VA leadership and provide feedback on VA services during a Veterans Town Hall from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Holt County Annex, 128 S. Sixth St., O'Neill, Neb. For more information, call 402-995-5547.

VA's Gerofit fitness and health promotion program reduces the risk of the need for nursing home care by developing individually tailored, functionally-based exercise for America's older Veterans. Full Story

Lincoln Veterans Food Pantry Sep 5, 2016  10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  (CST)   Room 105, Building 40, Lincoln VA Campus

Veterans Food Pantry Omaha Sep 7, 2016  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM  (CST)   Community Resource and Referral Center, 825 Dorcas St., Ste. 200, Omaha

Diabetes Self-Management Education - Comprehensive Class Sep 7, 2016  Room 8011, Omaha VAMC, 4101 Woolworth Ave.

4101 Woolworth Avenue Omaha, NE 68105 800-451-5796 Directions

Medical Emergencies or Crisis Counseling contact nearest medical facility or call 911

Veterans Crisis Line:1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington DC 20420

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Detoxification
• Buprenorphine used in treatment
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Transitional housing or halfway house
• Do not treat opiod addiction
• Use methadone/buprenorphoine for pain management or emergency dosing

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

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

• Residential
• Outpatient
• Short-term residential
• Long-term residential
• Residential detoxification
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
• Regular outpatient treatment
• General Hospital(including VA hospital)

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• The Joint Commission
• Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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Language Services

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Veterans
• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Seniors or older adults
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Persons with HIV or AIDS
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
• Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

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Ancillary Services

• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines Detoxification
• Opiods Detoxification
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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