rehabUPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor
Erie, PA
Addiction treatment and mental health care
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program
Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides addiction treatment and mental health care in Erie, PA, with outpatient, residential, and hospital inpatient services. People seeking care can access detoxification, intensive outpatient treatment, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
135 East 38th Street, Erie, PA, 16504
Services & treatment options
Treatment
Type of Care
- Detoxification
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Care setting
- Hospital inpatient detoxification
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Long-term residential
- Outpatient
- Outpatient detoxification
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Residential/24-hour residential
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
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
- No formal relationship with prescribing entity
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes naltrexone
- Relapse prevention with naltrexone
Pharmacotherapies
- Acamprosate (Campral®)
- Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Buprenorphine with naloxone
- Buprenorphine without naloxone
- Clonidine
- Disulfiram
- Haloperidol
- Medication for mental disorders
- Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
- Naltrexone (oral)
- Nicotine replacement
- Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Olanzapine
- Quetiapine
- Risperidone
Treatment Approaches
- Brief intervention
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Couples/family therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Group therapy
- Individual psychotherapy
- Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
- Matrix Model
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Trauma-related counseling
Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
- Screening for tobacco use
Testing
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Opioids detoxification
Emergency Mental Health Services
- Crisis intervention team
- Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Who we help
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Veterans
Age Groups Accepted
- Adults
- Seniors
- Young Adults
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Payment & insurance
Payment and insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- U.S. Department of VA funds
Support services
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
Recovery Support Services
- Employment counseling or training
- Housing services
- Mentoring/peer support
Other Services
- Treatment for gambling disorder
- Treatment for other addiction disorder
Education and Counseling Services
- Group counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Individual counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Substance use disorder education
Language Services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Ancillary Services
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Mental health services
- Psychosocial rehabilitation services
- Suicide prevention services
- Supported employment
- Transportation assistance
About the center
Hospitals
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Facility operation
- Federal Government
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
License/Certification/Accreditation
- The Joint Commission
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted
Facility Type
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility