VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System – Flint Community Based Outpatient Clinic

About VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System – Flint Community Based Outpatient Clinic – Flint

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System – Flint Community Based Outpatient Clinic, also referred to as Flint VA Clinic, is a veterans drug rehab center in Flint, Michigan. They offer drug and alcohol misuse services to individuals who are having a difficult time quitting their addiction. This can include drugs, alcohol or even co-occurring mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Veterans face intense trauma during their time on active duty, and these traumas can induce mental health issues and give rise to addiction. Clinics such as this one are aware of this and help combat addiction by addressing both the mind and the body of the individual.

The levels of care at this clinic include inpatient care and outpatient care. This is great because different people have different needs and obligations out in the real world. This clinic can work around your schedule and provide round the clock care if needed. They also may offer medication assisted treatment (MAT) to their patients, because sometimes addiction can become so severe that withdrawing on your own might trigger dangerous and very uncomfortable symptoms. Vivitrol, Suboxone, and other medications help reduce these withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings.

This clinic also offers health maintenance services, community support and counseling services. They even offer special services for women, including military sexual trauma care and maternity care.

Their counseling services include individual therapy, group therapy and marriage or relationship counseling. Individual therapy offers a great support system because it puts you in constant and personal communication with a professional counselor equipped to teach you how to identify triggers, deal with trauma from your past and learn coping skills to prevent any kind of relapse situation in the future.

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.

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.

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.

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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