Anchorage, AK

Alaska Behavioral Health Anchorage Child and Family Clinic

Founded

1974

Program Length

5 days

Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Alaska Behavioral Health Child and Family Clinic treats children, teens, and families dealing with emotional and behavioral issues like trauma, anxiety, and aggression. They offer intensive outpatient programs ( IOP) and partial hospitalization program ( PHP) highlighting primary focus on trauma-informed care. This clinic is part of the wide national network of Child Trauma Centers in and outside of Alaska. An approach using therapies that are tailored to fit each family's needs such as specialized treatments like trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). This helps children and families develop life skills, improve relationships through effective communication and positive attitude towards handling life’s challenges. This clinic is basically outpatient and community-based and also provides a partial hospitalization program for ages 9-17 for an intensive therapy program. Treatment is customized to support patients and their families in their own homes and communities rather than in a live-in setting. The outpatient program includes skills development, activity therapies and lunch.

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

Substance use treatment Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Outpatient Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Pharmacotherapies

Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

County or local government funds Community Mental Health Block Grants Community Service Block Grants Medicare Medicaid Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) Other State funds Private health insurance State corrections or juvenile justice funds Cash or self-payment State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds

Payment Assistance Available

Payment assistance (check with facility for details) Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Young adults Members of military families Clients with HIV or AIDS Persons with eating disorders Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)

Recovery Support Services

Mentoring/peer support

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Family psychoeducation Psychosocial rehabilitation services Case management service Suicide prevention services

Contact Information

Address

4020 Folker Street, Anchorage, AK, 99508

Phone

907-563-1000

Contact

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