Mental Health Care in Iowa City, IA

Veterans Affairs Med Center Outpatient

What Does Veterans Affairs Med Center Outpatient Offer?

Veterans Affairs Med Center Outpatient is a mental health facility at 601 Highway 6 West, Unit 116-A, Iowa City, Iowa, offering outpatient care, telehealth therapy and hospital inpatient care. It accepts private insurance and TRICARE. 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

601 Highway 6 West, Unit 116-A
Iowa City, IA 52246

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 Veterans Affairs Med Center Outpatient

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance

Crisis and Emergency Services

Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

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

Who the Program Serves

Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
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

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
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
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Intensive case management
Illness management and recovery
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Supported employment
Supported housing
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Education services
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 Iowa lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.