Albany The Behavioral Health VA Care Line at Albany provides a comprehensive and integrated continuum of inpatient and outpatient mental health care to the veteran community and their families. Types of treatment include individual or group psychotherapy, family counseling, couples therapy, stress management, biofeedback, psychological and neuropsychological testing, medications, pain management, and referrals to community support systems when appropriate. An active Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Program is also a component of outpatient services providing individual and group therapy using the latest treatment techniques ie. EMDR, Outward Bound , etc. Also included is a daytime Behavioral Health urgent visit site and comprehensive wellness programming both on and off-site.
Psychoeducational outreach is provided for eligible incarcerated veterans.
The program has also been designated as a Department of Motor Vehicles driver evaluation site. Located on the grounds of the medical center in a separate building, the CDP is an outpatient program which provides a supportive learning environment where patients having difficulty with community adjustment, interpersonal relations, medication management, and vocational problems may receive help. It provides individuals with an opportunity to remain within their social and family environment concurrent with their treatment programs, provides transitional services for recently hospitalized veterans, and an alternative to hospitalization for individuals in crisis situations. It links with Compensated Work Therapy initiatives as an integral function along the CDRP treatment continuum. Direct patient or staff to staff consultation may be requested 24 hours a day.