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 Mental
Health Center
Inpatient and Outpatient Services
Provides an initial in-depth assessment for the veteran referred
for mental health outpatient services by a provider outside the
mental health service line. The veteran receives a comprehensive
evaluation by a clinician and psychiatrist. Immediate treatment
needs are addressed and the veteran will be enrolled in the
appropriate treatment programs. The Intake Center also functions as
an adjunct to the emergency department by providing initial
assessment and evaluation of patients with psychiatric and substance
abuse issues. Immediate patient needs are addressed and patients are
referred to the appropriate level of care or to the appropriate
service.
Hours: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday – Friday 708-202-8387 ext. 23285
For the opiate dependent poly substance abuse veterans. Treatment
is with the aid of methadone or opiate substitution agent. The
veterans receive medical management, counseling, education and
supportive services.
Dispensing hours: Monday – Fri. 6:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Sat. 9:30
a.m.¬¬ to noon at 708-202-8387 ext. 23246
The program utilizes the use of a prescribed nicotine patch as
well as support group to assist the veteran who wishes to stop
smoking cigarettes.
708-202-8387 ext. 23446
The program comprises: Intensive Treatment (5 hrs /day, 4 d/wk),
Education Treatment (2 hrs /day, 3 d/wk), Supportive Group Therapy /
Aftercare / DDX Groups. Serves the veteran in the general adult
population with chemical dependency & other psychiatric diagnoses.
Intensive treatment program provides intense structured 5-week day
treatment. Offers education as well as an introduction into the
12-step support program; Serves as a bridge to those vets seeking
residential or long-term treatment. Intensive education provides an
introduction into recovery through education seminars and skills
workshops. May provide sufficient hours to meet legal requirements.
Outpatient support counseling provides weekly aftercare groups and
individual counseling as needed.
708-202-8387 ext 24080
Outpatient community based program for the severely mentally ill
veteran. It consists of two levels of treatment. Mental Health
Intensive Case Management (MHICM) and High Risk Case Management
(HRCM). Specific criteria must be met for admission to these
programs.
708-202-8387 ext. 27895
Provides an interdisciplinary therapeutic residence for the
psychiatric or dual diagnosed veteran. This is an independent living
environment that provides education and support for those patients
in early recovery phase.
708-202-8387 ext. 22023
Multidisciplinary team that provides medication management,
individual and group therapy by appointment.
708-202-8387 ext. 22002
Provides diagnostic testing, individual and
group treatment for patients with PTSD.
708-202-8387 ext. 24656
Addresses the medical and health education needs of the veteran
receiving mental health services.
708-202-8387 ext. 23522
For the veteran that has served in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan
or Iraq War and requires psychiatric treatment related to this
experience. A thorough assessment and follow up treatment is
provided.
708-202-8387 ext. 25573
Provides psychiatric and substance abuse consultation on
inpatients Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Spinal Cord, Rehabilitation
Medicine, Blind Center, Residential Care Facility and Extended Care
Center. Provides education of staff, patients, house officers, and
medical students regarding psychiatric and substance abuse
disorders. Provides emergency evaluation and treatment
recommendations in crisis situations involving patients, staff or
visitors. Provides evaluation and treatment recommendation for
inpatients at Hines VA Hospital who exhibit violent, disruptive or
suicidal behavior (excluding mental health service.) Provides
support to staff in dealing with patients exhibiting these types of
behaviors.
708-202-8387 ext. 23256
The HCHV program provides outreach to veterans who are not
currently patients at VA Hospitals with psychiatric and substance
abuse problems. HCHV provides linkage with services such as VA
clinical programs and supported housing arrangements in transitional
or permanent settings. The HCHV program provides case management
services which focus on
establishing clinical stability, a reliable source of income and
stable housing.
708-202-8387 ext. 24960
A vocational rehabilitation program that promotes the training
and reintegration of the disabled veteran into the employment
community. Vocational assessment, job training and monetary benefits
are some of the services offered.
708-202-8387 ext. 22959
Provides hospitalization for the adult veteran with psychiatric
and / or chemical dependency related diagnoses. Patients range in
age from 20 years to 99 years of age. Nursing care is provided 24/7.
This program primarily treats the following conditions/diagnoses:
depression, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, alcohol dependence,
opiate dependence, benzodiazepine dependence. The primary goal is
stabilization of acute psychiatric crises, medical detoxification
from alcohol and drugs, and engagement in rehabilitative treatment
for psychiatry and substance abuse. Patients must be medically
stable upon admission to 2 South.
708-202-8387 ext. 22815
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