Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Medical Center
2400 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
About Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Medical Center
Outpatient mental and behavioral health services are available to veterans and current service personnel at the New Orleans VA Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. They don’t have a substance use department, but they do offer extensive behavioral health services, including for addictive behaviors and chemical dependency.
It’s neat that they’ll also treat any co-occurring conditions. Help is available for mental health disorders that often contribute to or cause substance use, including trauma, depression, anxiety, and more.
Treatment options include individual and group counseling, peer support, and medication management. In particularly severe cases of addiction and mental health issues, clients may receive a referral to a residential VA facility for more structured treatment. Proven approaches help clients get to the root causes of their problems and make lasting changes. These include motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy.
I like that this VA medical center has specialist programs for women and LGBTQ+ veterans, which offer substance use and addiction treatment that is tailored to the unique challenges of these populations. Referrals are required for most services at this VA Medical Center, although in some cases, same day help is provided.