About Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic – Joint Base Andrews
Located in Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland is the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic. This is a medical treatment facility for active duty service members, veterans, and their family members.
This medical campus offers a host of health services and there’s a behavioral health department here that treats a variety of mental health and co occurring struggles. Down the street near the main campus, you’ll find the facility’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program (ADAPT).
If you’re struggling with substance use or have a known substance use disorder, you’ll find a continuum of outpatient services that will help you. Among these services are referrals to residential treatment programs and ongoing educational outreach.
While walk in appointments are available to active duty service members at designated times, individualized care happens through the referral process. You can get referred to this clinic either by a PCM or Command. You can also put in a self referral or be referred here through your primary care provider.
During your first appointment, you can expect to undergo evaluations and general screenings to determine a diagnosis. From there, you’ll start working through your individualized treatment and will be directed to the appropriate program.
Veterans face unique challenges when they’re in service and when transitioning back into civilian life. Here, you’ll be met with a clinical team, many of whom are also vets, and will be supported by trauma informed care. Their health care professionals understand the struggles you’re experiencing.
You’ll find that their team is incredibly compassionate, judgment free, and supportive of your health circumstances no matter what they might be.
Past clients say that this clinic was a helpful resource in getting answers to questions for treatment that’s often stigmatized, especially among service members.
