Our Services
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Outpatient Behavioral Health

Our integrated behavioral health and wellness services create a safe space for youth to find hope and healing.

VOA Alaska believes in the power of human connection. Our values guide us in our efforts to support the youth and young adults in our care.

We believe in a holistic approach to addressing an array of complex challenges, including trauma, anger management, oppositional behaviors, anxiety, depression, and substance misuse. 

VOA Alaska’s behavioral health services are designed to meet youth and their families where they are at and ensure the right service is provided at the right time.

Medicaid and most insurance are accepted and billed, and no one is turned away due to the inability to pay. Fees are adjusted on a sliding scale. At intake, a fee schedule and payment plan will be developed with each family.

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Our teams never miss a chance to celebrate the achievements of those in our care—especially graduations from treatment!

Ready to Get Started?

We know reaching out for help can be difficult. That’s why the team at VOA Alaska is committed to making entry into our treatment services as easy as possible for you. If you’re ready to begin, you can complete your registration packet online and our Client Care team will connect with you to schedule an appointment.

Getting Started with Services
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Mental Health Therapy

Empowering youth and young adults to learn coping skills, build resiliency, and improve their mental health and well-being.

Our team’s client-centered and strengths-based approach means that therapy sessions are tailored to the wants and needs of each individual youth.

Mental Health

Substance Use Counseling

Creating a safe space for youth and young adults struggling with drugs or alcohol to take charge of their recovery.

Our team provides three levels of outpatient substance use treatment to meet the needs of youth in our care: Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient, and Day Treatment (School of Hope).

Substance Use
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Christopher Walden School of Hope

Helping youth overcome barriers in their continued recovery by combining academic and therapeutic services.

The Christopher Walden School of Hope is a day treatment program providing a safe, supportive, and structured environment to help youth aged 12-18 overcome barriers in their continued recovery.

School of Hope

Telehealth Counseling

Supporting young Alaskans statewide with telehealth mental health, substance use, and co-occurring individual therapy.

All Alaskans ages 11 to 24 are eligible to receive telehealth services with VOA Alaska. Family therapy is also offered to ensure caregivers and siblings are supported throughout treatment.

Telehealth
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VOA Alaska’s treatment programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitative Facilities (CARF) and are approved by the State of Alaska’s Division of Behavioral Health. ARCH is licensed by the Division of Family and Youth Services. Our priority admission criteria includes those who are pregnant, injecting substances, pregnant and injecting substances, involved in Office of Children Services or Division of Juvenile Justice or youth experiencing homelessness.

Read the Latest Behavioral Health News and Stories

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Beyond ‘good.’ How are you, really?

In our May Newsletter, we provide tips for speaking with youth about their mental health and celebrate a new partnership to expand our day treatment program!