Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209
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<p><strong>ABOUT BROOKLYN CAMPUS OF THE VETERANS AFFAIRS NY HARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM</strong></p> <p>Brooklyn Campus of the Veterans Affair NY Harbor Healthcare System, located in Brooklyn, N.Y., offers <strong>detoxification services, residential care, and outpatient treatment to military veterans</strong> struggling with substance use disorder. This treatment center is also one of <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">514 (61 percent)</a> in New York to offer programming for individuals with <strong><a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring mental illness</a></strong>. </p> <p>The VA Brooklyn Campus has comprehensive medical services available through a partnership with Harbor Healthcare System and a physician resident program through the State University of New York-Downstate (SUNY). The mission of the VA is “to serve the veteran who served us”, and their five core values include integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The facility’s substance abuse treatment program follows <strong>evidence-based practices</strong> with treatment approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing. In addition, clients may receive <strong>medication during detoxification</strong> to help relieve the symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal. Medications may include Antabuse, Naltrexone, Vivitrol, Campral, buprenorphine, and other medications to address psychiatric disorders. </p> <p>Throughout the process, clients receive several types of treatments as needed for their specific concerns. Treatment may include <strong>individual and group counseling</strong>, anger management, trauma-related counseling, <strong>relapse prevention</strong>, and more. The facility is one of the only <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">146 (17.3 percent)</a> treatment centers in the state with programming specifically tailored to veterans.</p> <p>Additional services available to clients include <strong>case management</strong>, health education, <strong>peer-support services</strong>, and smoking cessation assistance. Discharge planning is offered to all clients in the treatment program and, <strong><a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare</a></strong> is available for clients who successfully complete the program.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its treatment staff. However, the two alumni polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing both provided four out of five stars for the staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. However, the two alumni polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing both gave five stars for accommodations and meals, as well as four stars for the facility's cleanliness.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong> </p> <p>The two alumni polled by Rehabs.com both reported very positive experiences at the facility. Former client K.H. provided four-star ratings for the center's counseling options, holistic offerings, and treatment of co-occurring disorders. K.H. felt that a strength of the facility was its one-on-one treatment. Overall, the alum agreed that he would recommend this facility to others..</p> <p>The other anonymous alum provided five-star ratings for the level of family participation and counseling options. When polled on facility strengths, he wrote, "plenty of help to your partiular needs," adding, "went in after hitting rock bottom, came out a new man, clean and sober, ready to tackle anything that came my way."</p> <p>On Google, the facility received an overall rating of 3.8 out of five stars based on 27 total reviews.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> The reviews, however, all appear to be regarding the medical center and not specifically regarding any substance abuse treatment services. </p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Brooklyn Campus accepts various private insurance plans; state-financed health insurance plans other than Medicaid; military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); and federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs. </p> <p>The facility is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">28.3 percent of New York facilities</a> to accept federal military insurance, and the two alumni polled by Rehabs.com to date provided four and five out of five stars for the center's affordability.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brooklyn+Campus+of+the+VA+NY+Harbor+Healthcare+System/@40.6085933,-74.026049,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x4d3624559eec061c!8m2!3d40.6085933!4d-74.0238603!9m1!1b1" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small></p>
— Samantha Harper · 2019-02-08 10:16:05 PST
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