About Miami VA Healthcare System – Homestead Community Based OP Clinic
Miami VA Healthcare System – Homestead Community Based OP Clinic, also known as Homestead VA Clinic, is a community focused outpatient clinic in Homestead, Florida. They mainly offer substance use treatment. Most veterans with substance use issues simultaneously suffer from mental illnesses like PTSD. This is called co-occurring disorder. Homestead VA Clinic can help you heal If you’re struggling with substance use or co-occurring conditions. They’re situated within the downtown area less than two miles south of Florida City and 10 miles east of Biscayne National Park.
Miami-Dade Transit operates bus services in the area that can benefit veterans who are locals to the clinic. Veterans coming from Miami and Key Largo can directly link to the location via Florida Turnpike and US Route 1.
You’ll undergo a thorough assessment upon arrival. This helps their care team tailor treatment to your unique needs. Assessment may also indicate severe symptoms requiring inpatient residential care. They’ll refer you to clinics within the Miami VA Healthcare System that offer that level of care in such cases. Otherwise, you’ll receive tailored care involving group therapy alongside counseling and educational classes. This is geared towards helping you build strong coping skills and strategies to prevent relapse.
Your personalized care may involve medication assisted treatment (MAT) if you’re dealing with addiction to opiates, alcohol or stimulants. This technique uses FDA approved meds to curb cravings and minimize painful withdrawal symptoms. You’ll then attend counseling to resolve the psychological symptoms. This integrated approach heals your whole person instead of just the symptoms.
The clinic offers pharmaceutical services as well. This makes it easy to pick up your prescribed meds, refill and safely dispose of meds when necessary. You can even refill prescriptions online, by phone or by mail.
Their full spectrum of services can include support for homeless veterans, unemployment assistance and health maintenance via VA community linkage. Homestead VA Clinic also provides specialized care that meets the needs of women veterans. This includes mental healthcare, counseling and lifestyle wellness support.
This clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare and TRICARE. This keeps costs low and makes their services accessible to underserved veterans.
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Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Addiction Treatments
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Aftercare Support Treatments
Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
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Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
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Executive Director
Interim Deputy Director
Chief of Staff
Associate Director of Patient Care Services
Associate Director
Interim Assistant Director
Interim Assistant Director of Business Strategy
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The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.
Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 4506
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(305) 248-0874 
950 Krome Ave.
Suite 401
Homestead, FL 33030
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