Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys Columbus CBOC – Columbus

Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys provides the following mental health rehabilitation services in Columbus.

• Mental Health Rehabilitation
• Dual Diagnosis Rehabilitation Center

Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys is run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys provides treatment in the following settings.

• Outpatient mental health rehabiliation

Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys provides the following emergency mental health treatment and services.

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys utilizes the following treatment approaches.

• Behavior modification
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
• Group therapy
• Integrated dual disorders treatment
• Individual psychotherapy
• Trauma therapy

Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys utilizes the following pharmacotherapies & medications in the treatment process.

• Fluphenazine (Prolixin®)
• Haloperidol (Haldol®)
• Loxapine (Loxitane®)
• Perphenazine (Trilafon/Etrafon/Triavil/Triptafen®)
• Thiothixene (Navane®)
• Aripiprazole (Abilify®) 
• Brexpiprazole (Rexulti®) 
• Cariprazine (Vraylar®) 
• Clozapine (Clozaril®) 
• Lurasidone (Latuda®) 
• Olanzapine (Zyprexa®) 
• Paliperidone (Invega Trinza®) 
• Quetiapine (Seroquel®) 
• Risperidone (Risperdal®)
• Ziprasidone (Geodon®) 

Information regarding payment(s) accepted at Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys and possible financial assistance.

• Federal Grants
• Military Insurance
• Private Insurance
• Cash or Self Payment
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Information regarding specialty programs and groups offered at Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys.

• Veterans
• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)

Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys offers the following screening and testing services to mental health clients.

• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• TB Screening

Central Alabama VA Healthcare Sys provides the following ancillary services in addition to mental health treatment.

• Diet and exercise counseling
• Education services
• Family psychoeducation
• Housing services
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care services
• Legal advocacy
• Mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Supported housing
• Suicide prevention services