Kernersville VA Clinic

About Kernersville VA Clinic – Kernersville

If you’re a veteran out in Kernersville, North Carolina, you’ll find the Kernersville VA Clinic. It’s part of the VA Salisbury Health Care system, which includes the W.G. Hefner Medical Center in Salisbury. At the Kernersville site, they’ll help with any of your alcohol and drug addictions, along with mental and behavioral disorders. They specialize in relieving trauma and PTSD that vets and their families can go through. This includes the elderly and active duty military personnel. These programs include outpatient programs, anti smoking programs, aftercare planning, and 12 Step programs.

At the clinic, you’ll have a care coordinator who can create a plan using various departments. Same day help options are available, and you may not have to enroll in the VA to get benefits. Treatment can include counseling for grief, trauma therapy, and group programs. Referrals aren’t required, so you can walk in anytime.

If you need additional help for specific group, like women veterans, the LGBTQ+ community, or minority groups, you might be referred to the main center in Salisbury. Even though there isn’t a specific track for their addictions, the care coordinator can refer you to these departments for extra services if need be.

Aftercare planning can help your recovery after you wrap up your program. This includes helping locate sober living houses, career counseling, and following up with AA and NA meetings. Social services for housing and basic necessities are also available, including transportation to and from the facility.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

12-Step

12 step programs such as Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous are support group style programs for individuals who are experiencing alcohol or substance use disorder. At Evoke they use a holistic model of addiction care that includes using 12 step programs. These programs are an integral part of most relapse prevention plans and provide continued support and accountability that support sobriety.

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).

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.

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.

Medically Assisted Detox

Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.

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

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.

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

Kevin Amick, MBA, MHRM

Executive Director VA Salisbury Health Care

Charles 'Dave' Collins, MHA, MHRM, ACHE

Associate Director VA Salisbury Health Care

Randall D. Gehle, DO, FAAFP

Chief of Staff VA Salisbury Health Care

Elizabeth A. Stroup, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Executive Nurse/Associate Director for Patient Care Services

Andrea Baumer, Pharm.D.

Assistant Director VA Salisbury Health Care

Lori Fox

Assistant Director & Kernersville HCC Administrator VA Salisbury Health Care

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