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West Texas VA Healthcare Services — Veteran Healing Center MHRRTP

Services reported to SAMHSA (2025)

This is what the program told SAMHSA in its 2025 national survey. It may have changed; confirm by phone.

Type of Care

  • Substance use treatment
  • Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children

Service Setting

  • Outpatient
  • Residential/24-hour residential
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment
  • Long-term residential

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

  • Buprenorphine used in Treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

Pharmacotherapies

  • Acamprosate (Campral®)
  • Disulfiram
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
  • Medications for HIV treatment
  • Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
  • Clonidine
  • Medication for mental disorders
  • Nicotine replacement
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young Adults
  • Adults

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

  • This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

  • In-network prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

  • Buprenorphine maintenance
  • Prescribes buprenorphine
  • Relapse prevention with naltrexone
  • Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
  • Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

Treatment Approaches

  • Anger management
  • Brief intervention
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Matrix Model
  • Relapse prevention
  • Substance use disorder counseling
  • Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • 12-step facilitation

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

  • Federal Government
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation

  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
  • The Joint Commission
  • State substance use treatment agency

Assessment/Pre-treatment

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Complete medical history/physical exam
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Professional interventionist/educational consultant

Testing

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • STD testing
  • TB screening
  • Metabolic syndrome monitoring
  • Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
  • Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Transitional Services

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Recovery Support Services

  • Self-help groups
  • Housing services
  • Assistance with obtaining social services
  • Recovery coach
  • Mentoring/peer support
  • Employment counseling or training

Education and Counseling Services

  • HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
  • Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
  • Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
  • Substance use disorder education
  • Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
  • Individual counseling
  • Group counseling
  • Family counseling
  • Marital/couples counseling
  • Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Medical Services

  • Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
  • Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking not permitted

Sex Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Facility Vaping Policy

  • Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

  • Acupuncture
  • Case management service
  • Domestic violence services, including family or partner
  • Mental health services
  • Social skills development
  • Transportation assistance
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Suicide prevention services
Before you commit, ask: what level of care they recommend and why, what it will cost after insurance, whether they take your plan, and how long the wait is. Be cautious of anyone offering free travel or payment to enroll.