Jackie Walorski VA Clinic

About Jackie Walorski VA Clinic – Mishawaka

North of Mishawaka, Indiana, on the southern bank of Juday Creek, you’ll find the Jackie Walorski VA Clinic. This clinic offers a host of outpatient healthcare services including helping veterans with behavioral health issues like alcohol and substance use disorder (SUD) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Veterans and some active duty personnel can access the clinic’s services first by registering with the Indiana VA program. This can be done in person at the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans’ Administration Medical Center or remotely via phone or online. Once enrolled in the program, you’ll be able to access the full Indiana VA Outpatient SUD program at this clinic.

At this clinic, they’re able to meet the needs of any veteran facing an alcohol or substance addiction. They offer short term outpatient counseling as well as intensive outpatient care. In both settings, the primary method they use to tackle the addiction is therapy, which is trauma informed in a way that’s specific to the stresses veterans have experienced. Their counseling also aims to help their patients build the skills to adapt to civilian life or reserve duty.

To combat more severe substance addictions, they can prescribe medications for a medically assisted detox from opiates and stimulants. This clinic also has a patient advocate on staff who can help individuals by getting them more specialized care if they need it.

This clinic also hosts several valuable services that a veteran in recovery can use to build a strong foundation for sustained sobriety. Their staff can help with several other co-occurring conditions which may relate to the addiction in some way, like PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety and trauma.

The Jackie Walorski VA Clinic can also connect veterans to services like social work which assists with aspects like finding suitable civilian employment, financial planning advice and legal help.

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.

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Treatments

Alcoholism Drug Addiction Mental Health and Substance Abuse Opioid Addiction

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

Jaime Areizaga-Soto

Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Tanya Bradsher

VA Deputy Secretary

Margaret “Meg” Kabat

VA Chief of Staff

Michael Hershman, MHA, FACHE

Medical Center Director

Deeksha Ahuja, MPH

Associate Director

Jessica Redel, MHA, FACHE

Interim Assistant Medical Center Director

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