Providence VA Medical Center – Providence, Rhode Island
Opened in 1948, VA Providence Healthcare provides comprehensive addiction treatment in Providence for veterans recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. The residential facility addresses substance use, homelessness, mental health, and unemployment together as part of a 24-hour therapeutic and educational program.
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About Providence VA Medical Center
Among the drug and alcohol rehab centers in Rhode Island, the VA Providence provides many levels of care tailored to each veteran’s needs. A primary care provider coordinates care across the medical center’s 32 subspecialty clinics. This approach ensures that mental health treatment doesn’t happen in isolation. The Behavioral Health Department offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including telehealth appointments, to address conditions like PTSD, the psychological effects of military sexual trauma, depression, grief, and anxiety.
For veterans facing substance use as well as homelessness or unemployment, the residential program provides structured, round-the-clock support while treating everything at the same time. Women veterans receive care tailored to their specific needs as well.
What Makes VA Providence Different?
Being staffed entirely by people who understand military service changes the texture of care in ways a civilian facility can’t easily replicate. At the VA, veterans don’t need to explain their experience to someone unfamiliar with it. The residential program’s scope also stands out. Addressing substance use, homelessness, and unemployment together, rather than treating each as a separate referral, demonstrates how deeply these issues tend to overlap for the veterans who need this level of support.
Trust Features
- JCAHO
Levels of Care
- Inpatient/Residential
- Outpatient/Intensive Outpatient (IOP)
- Online Therapy
Population(s) Served
- Men
- Women
- Veterans
Treatment Offerings
- Individual Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Medication Management
Additional Information
- State-Funded
- Professionals
Get Answers About Providence VA Medical Center
This program serves U.S. military veterans exclusively by addressing substance use, homelessness, mental health, and unemployment.
See our guide to rehab centers for veterans in Rhode Island.
Care is funded through U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and other federal funding sources.
Yes, the residential program and inpatient unit both address substance use and co-occurring psychiatric conditions like PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
Visit our directory of dual diagnosis programs in Rhode Island.
Yes, mental health services are confidential under federal law, with narrow exceptions your provider can explain directly.
Yes, VA Providence provides care tailored to women veterans as part of its mental health and behavioral health services.
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