About VA New Jersey Health Care System Jersey City VA Clinic
Right in the heart of Jersey City, just blocks away from the historic downtown, is the VA New Jersey Health Care System Jersey City VA Clinic. This clinic supports veterans and their loved ones, offering access to medical and mental healthcare services.
If you're living with a drug, alcohol, or substance abuse disorder, this outpatient clinic can address the struggles and provide you with evidence based treatment options. They accept policies from most major insurance providers as well as VA benefits.
Addiction Through Mental Health Care Services
There's a dedicated primary care and mental health care department here. Their mental healthcare department provides addiction treatment services in the form of counseling and specialized therapy. To receive these services, you do need a referral from the primary care department, but it's easy enough to get one, and wait times are relatively short, according to past clients.
While the mental health department is able to support you through outpatient treatment only, they can refer you to the regional VA medical center or other VA locations if you need more comprehensive support, like detox or inpatient treatment.
This is generally for people at the start of the recovery journey, and once they're stabilized, they can step down into the outpatient program here.
Medication assisted treatment is available, but again, that's a treatment that's typically prescribed in the more intensive recovery programs. However, once you start this treatment, you should be able to continue it here at this office.
Accessible Care
Jersey City is a bustling community, and you’ll have access to many resources here that go beyond just the services you’ll receive at the clinic. There are dedicated social workers here at this office who can connect you to community programs, social support services like food and housing, help you apply for benefit programs like WIC, and support you in so many other ways.
Their services help address social needs that will improve your overall health and wellness so that you can focus on your treatment program without the burden of worrying about your basic needs being met. This clinic also provides transportation services to help you get to and from the clinic as well.
