VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

UD Division

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System provides mental health care in Pittsburgh, PA, with outpatient and hospital inpatient services. People seeking care can access cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and telehealth.

University Drive, Building 29, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240

Call 412-360-6600

Services & treatment options

Treatment

Type of Care

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/24-hour hospital inpatient
Outpatient

Pharmacotherapies

Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Aripiprazole
Asenapine
Brexpiprazole
Cariprazine
Chlorpromazine
Clozapine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Lurasidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Perphenazine
Pimozide
Prochlorperazine
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Thioridazine
Thiothixene
Trifluoperazine
Ziprasidone

Treatment Approaches

Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Ketamine Infusion Therapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

HIV testing
Laboratory testing
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
STD testing
TB screening
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Who we help

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Clients who have experienced trauma
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Seniors or older adults
Veterans

Age Groups Accepted

Adults
Seniors
Young Adults

Payment & insurance

Payment and insurance

Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
U.S. Department of VA funds

Support services

Recovery Support Services

Housing services
Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

Case management service
Chronic disease/illness management
Diet and exercise counseling
Education services
Family psychoeducation
Illness management and recovery
Integrated primary care services
Intensive case management
Legal advocacy
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Suicide prevention services
Supported housing

About the center

Facility Type

Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Facility operation

Federal Government
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted