Mental Health Care in Huntsville, AL

Birmingham VA Healthcare System

What Does Birmingham VA Healthcare System Offer?

Birmingham VA Healthcare System is a mental health facility at 500 Markaview Road, Huntsville, Alabama, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

500 Markaview Road
Huntsville, AL 35805

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
U.S. Department of VA funds

Crisis and Emergency Services

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

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
Group therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

Veterans
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Licensing and Accreditation

Federally Qualified Health Center

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Prochlorperazine
Thioridazine
Trifluoperazine
Aripiprazole
Cariprazine
Clozapine
Lurasidone
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
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
Chronic disease/illness management
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Intensive case management
Illness management and recovery
Supported housing
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
HIV testing
STD testing
TB screening
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
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.