Birmingham VAMC – Childersburg CBOC - Addiction Treatment Services

About Birmingham VAMC – Childersburg CBOC – Childersburg

Birmingham VAMC–Childersburg CBOC provides outpatient mental and behavioral health care for military personnel, veterans, and families in Childersburg, Alabama. They offer telehealth care, crisis intervention, general outpatient (OP) programming, and aftercare planning and support, including dedicated services for adolescents, young adults, seniors, homeless and indigent persons, LGBTQ+ persons, and persons with co-occurring disorders. They are accredited by CARF and The Joint Commission.

Their general outpatient program is designed for clients who are medically stable and who do not require high-level supervision and support, including those who have completed inpatient or higher-intensity outpatient treatment. Clients engage in robust, trauma-informed individual, group, and family counseling and recovery-focused life skills training addressing topics such as coping, self-care, and relapse prevention. An array of evidence-based complementary therapies is available, including experiential and recreational therapy.

Their aftercare services promote a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs and may include 12 step program facilitation, housing and employment assistance, sober living transitions, and referrals for additional services.

In addition to military benefits, Birmingham VAMC–Childersburg CBOC accepts most major insurance plans, such as Aetna, Humana, Anthem, BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare, Cigna, and others. Contact your provider to verify coverage because out of network benefits vary. Financial assistance is available.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Intervention Services

Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Treatments

Dual Diagnosis Mental Health

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

LGBTQ Program

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Military Program

Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Staff

Oladipo A Kukoyi

Executive Director

Catherine Wille, MS, RD

Associate Medical Center Director

Melbroune Pierce III, MPH, CHES

Interim Assistant Director

Andrew Sellers

Chief of Staff

Cynthia Cleveland, DNP, RN, NE-BC

Associate Director for Patient/Nursing Services

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