Adult mental health and substance-use care

VISN 8 Adult SUD Psychiatry Clinical Resource Hub

A clinician-curated adult substance-use and mental-health resource hub centered on SUDS Outpatient Psychiatry and coordinated VISN 8 care.

For VA MD/DO psychiatrists and addiction psychiatrists · Autonomous psychiatric nurse practitioners · Psychologists, social workers, counselors, and addiction therapists · Nursing, clinical pharmacy, peer support, vocational rehabilitation, and care coordination

Care Pathways

Care Pathways

Coordinated service

SUDS Outpatient Psychiatry

The central longitudinal lane for adult SUD evaluation, medication, psychiatric treatment, monitoring, relapse response, and coordination.

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Coordinated service

BRAVE Residential Treatment

Tampa residential SUD treatment described publicly as Building Recovery and Achieving Veterans Empowerment, with outpatient transition needs verified separately.

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Coordinated service

SUD Psychotherapy and IOP

Individual, group, intensive outpatient, contingency-management, and relapse-prevention services coordinated with prescribers.

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Coordinated service

Harm Reduction

Overdose prevention, naloxone, low-threshold treatment, and site-specific services after local validation.

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Coordinated service

ARC and Inpatient Psychiatry

Tampa-local acute psychiatric stabilization and continuity back to outpatient SUD care.

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Evidence library

Recently Reviewed

Confirmed public source official-guideline

VA Harm Reduction Resources

Public VA guidance on overdose prevention, naloxone, low-threshold treatment, and safer-use resources.

Reviewed 2026-07-15 official-guideline
Confirmed public source official-guideline

VA/DoD PTSD Clinical Practice Guideline

Current evidence-based adult PTSD guidance for coordinated PTSD and SUD care.

Reviewed 2026-07-15 official-guideline