Mental Health Care in Altoona, PA

James E Van Zandt VA Medical Center

What Does James E Van Zandt VA Medical Center Offer?

James E Van Zandt VA Medical Center is a mental health facility at 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, Pennsylvania, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts 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

2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602

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 James E Van Zandt VA Medical Center

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

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 walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Veterans
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
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)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Perphenazine
Pimozide
Asenapine
Brexpiprazole
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
Assertive community treatment
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Illness management and recovery
Legal advocacy
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Supported employment
Supported housing
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Education 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 Pennsylvania lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.