VA Northern CA HCS - Psychiatric Hospital in Chico, CA

VA Northern CA HCS is a samhsa-listed psychiatric hospital in Chico, CA (95928). SAMHSA publishes no ratings, inspections, or quality scores for these listings; confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly with the provider.

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How to verify VA Northern CA HCS

These listings are drawn from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov national directory (the N-SUMHSS), a public-domain U.S. government dataset (17 U.S.C. 105). SAMHSA has not reviewed or endorsed this site. Before you rely on this listing, confirm licensing, services, eligibility, and cost directly with the provider. These listings are unrated: no ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so there is no score to check.

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Ownership & operation

Legal name: Chico OPC. Ownership type: government. Facility type: General Hospital (including VA hospital). Confirm current ownership and operation with the provider.

Levels of care & settings

• Mental health treatment
• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Substance use treatment

Medications & pharmacotherapies

• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Clonidine
• Disulfiram
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Treatment approaches

• 12-step facilitation
• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Couples/family therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Group therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Trauma-related counseling

Assessment & testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Interim services for clients
• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Education & counseling

• Family counseling
• Group counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Ancillary & recovery services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Case management service
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Crisis intervention team
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Discharge Planning
• Early intervention for HIV
• Education services
• Employment counseling or training
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Housing services
• Integrated primary care services
• Intensive case management
• Mental health services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Recovery coach
• Self-help groups
• Social skills development
• Suicide prevention services
• Supported employment
• Transportation assistance
• Vocational rehabilitation services

Special programs & populations

• Adult men
• Adult women
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Seniors or older adults
• Veterans
• Young adults

Payment, insurance & assistance

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Medicare
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Private health insurance
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Age groups served

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Facility type & operation

• Federal Government
• General Hospital (including VA hospital)
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Licensing & accreditation

• The Joint Commission

About psychiatric hospitals in Chico

Psychiatric hospitals provide acute inpatient mental health and substance use treatment with 24-hour clinical supervision. They serve people who need a secure, medically monitored setting, including those at risk of harm to themselves or others. These listings are unrated: no star ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly.

Ask about admission criteria, staffing and psychiatrist coverage, safety and visitation policies, how discharge and follow-up care are arranged, and what insurance or payment is accepted. These listings are unrated - verify services, licensing, cost, and availability directly. For local alternatives, browse the Psychiatric Hospitals directory for Chico, the Butte County psychiatric hospitals list, or all care types in Chico.

For context, this directory lists 2 across Butte County; 1 in ZIP 95928.

ZIP code: all care providers in ZIP 95928 · Psychiatric Hospitals in ZIP 95928

Nearest psychiatric hospitals by distance

Straight-line distances estimated from ZIP-centroid coordinates, not driving distance. Confirm a facility's location directly.

Key facts

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Data provenance

Source: SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov (N-SUMHSS) (record 9302a85161d42f68). Processing date: 2026-10-08. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not medical advice.