Lexington VA Medical Center, Sousley Campus

About Lexington VA Medical Center, Sousley Campus – Lexington

The Lexington VA Medical Center, Sousley Campus is a beautiful medical treatment facility that supports veterans and their families in mental health care and addiction treatment as well as medical care. Offering a continuum of care ranging from primary healthcare to surgery, rehabilitation, and psychiatric care, this campus can support you in all your healthcare needs.

Under their psychiatric services, you’ll find dedicated programs that address mental health and substance use struggles you might be facing. Their addiction and substance use treatment program utilizes evidence based practices and person focused recovery approaches to help you make meaning of the therapies you receive in treatment. A referral is needed for this program but you can get a referral at this campus during a primary care visit.

The services at this campus are designed to be efficient, tailored to your recovery, and specialized when needed. For example, there’s trauma focused care to address traumatic experiences that have led you to substance use. There’s also the LGBTQ+ veteran care, women’s focused healthcare, and support for vets who are homeless.

If you have a dual diagnosis of both substance use disorder and a mental health condition, appropriate therapies will be weaved into your treatment plan as well. Transportation services are also available to help you get to and from the clinic.

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).

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

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.

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

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.

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.

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