Mental Health Care in Bessemer, AL

Birmingham VA Healthcare System

What Does Birmingham VA Healthcare System Offer?

Birmingham VA Healthcare System is a mental health facility at 975 9th Avenue SW, Suite 400, Bessemer, Alabama, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

975 9th Avenue SW, Suite 400
Bessemer, AL 35022

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Birmingham VA Healthcare System

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
U.S. Department of VA funds

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

Veterans
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Clozapine
Olanzapine
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Illness management and recovery
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Supported housing
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Education services
HIV testing
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Alabama lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.