About Fargo VA Health Care System – Bemidji CBOC – Bemidji
Fargo VA Health Care System – Bemidji CBOC is an outpatient clinic that offers mental healthcare, primary care, and substance use disorder treatment to qualifying veterans and military personnel in Bemidji, Minnesota. They offer same day appointments and walk in services on an outpatient basis. They also offer telehealth, so that you can meet on the phone if you are unable to attend treatment in person. If you require detox or a more intensive inpatient therapy, you may be referred to another location.
They also offer caregiver support for those who are caring for a veteran with a serious illness or disability. They offer respite care, caregiver training, and counseling as needed. You may also qualify for other services. For example, they can also assist you with homelessness and unemployment, if needed.
This facility offers transportation services through Disabled American Veterans Transportation for Minnesota and North Dakota. They also provide transportation through Minnesota Ride Link and Beneficiary Travel.
This clinic has recovery coordinators who understand that veterans may have underlying issues that have triggered the substance use disorder and will work with you through therapy to help figure out the issue and recover from both the mental health disorder and the substance use disorder. They offer individual and group counseling services for addiction and mental health issues such as PTSD, anxiety, self harming and OCD. The goal of their counseling services is to help your recovery along by addressing the root problem that made you turn to substances to begin with.
If you are already a VA patient you should reach out to your primary provider to assist you with getting an appointment with the VA mental health. If you’re not already a VA patient, please get in touch with the VA mental health department to get an appointment set up. You may qualify for help without enrolling in VA healthcare.