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Comforting care and support throughout Alaska.

Whether you are here to support yourself, a loved one, or your wider community, our resources are here to empower you to live a healthy, meaningful life.

Help others by becoming a Behavioral Health Aide or help yourself by scheduling a telehealth appointment with our Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic. No matter what challenges you or yours are facing, we all get better when we have the resources to make change. Our services help build a healthy mind, body, and spirit.

Programs and Services:

Alaska Blanket Exercise

Truth, Respect, Understanding, Reconciliation

This is what the Alaska Blanket Exercise hopes to foster among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in this participatory history lesson. The exercise was developed in collaboration with Elders, knowledge keepers, and educators to give participants an understanding of Alaska Native history, the impacts of intergenerational trauma on Alaska Native people, and what we can do to break these cycles.

Contact

akblanketexercise@anthc.org

 

View additional resources here.

Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic

Services from the comfort of your own home. All of our services, from counseling to coaching are easily accessible to you online, no matter where you live in Alaska.

If you’re looking to manage your anxiety or move through your grief, lower your stress levels or leave your addiction behind, we have services just for you. Our goal is to promote your overall wellness through compassionate and accessible behavioral health services.

Contact

P: 907- 729-2492 (BHWC)
Toll free: 1-833-642-2492 (BHWC)
F: 907-729-3950

Hours of operation:

Mon–Thu, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Fri, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Learn about what is offered, FAQs, how to set up an appointment, and more. 

Visit the BHWC Page

Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT)

When one of us struggles, all of us hurt. You can help the ones you love who are in need.

If someone you love is experiencing a substance use disorder, it can feel hopeless. It’s not. Our program helps you to learn how to help your loved one and motivate them to get the treatment they need.

Contact

907-729-2492
behavioralhealth@anthc.org

ANTHC Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic: 
Phone: 907-729-2492 or 833-642-2492

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (APIA) Behavioral Health Clinic:
Phone: 907-222-9764 or 844-375-2742

Copper River Native Association (CRNA) Behavioral Health Clinic:
Phone: 907-822-5241

Eastern Aleutian Tribes (EAT) Clinics:
Akutan: 907-698-2208
Adak: 907-592-8383
Cold Bay: 907-532-2000
False Pass: 907-548-2742
Nelson Lagoon: 907-989-2202
King Cove: 907-497-2311
Sand Point: 907-383-3151
Whittier: 907-472-2303

Community Reinforcement And Family Training (CRAFT) 

Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention

The best way to lower incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault instances across our state is to prevent them from happening in the first place.

How? When invited to do so, we work with Tribal partners and communities to provide education, awareness, and healing through training and traditional strategies.

Need assistance immediately? Call the toll-free domestic violence crisis line at 800-799-SAFE (7233) or 911.

Contact

907-729-3795
dvprevention@anthc.org

Doorway to a Sacred Place – information coming soon

Garden of Roses is a free, weekend-long retreat sponsored by ANTHC’s Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative. It is led by staff with extensive experience working with youth, as well as experienced sexual assault advocates. The camp provides a safe, secure space for campers to enjoy a weekend of healing circles, art activities, games and Native traditions with other Alaska Native families.

The camp’s activities encourage positive self-imagery and promote finding inner strength. Healing circles are designed to provide safety, support and encouragement.

The Garden of Roses is not a therapeutic camp in the sense of western medicine – there is no one-on-one counseling. However, the camp does offer support, understanding and a platform for healing to begin.

Who the camp is for

Alaska Native girls ages 10 to 17 who are survivors of sexual abuse and at least one parent/guardian are invited to attend.

In addition to campers and their parents/guardians, advocates, or “big buddies,” will be in attendance. Advocates are trained and have extensive experience serving Alaska Native children, adults, families and communities in the field of trauma, sexual assault and child protection. Throughout the camp, girls are paired with an advocate.

The Garden of Roses and camp activities are led by trusted, trained and experienced professionals. An Elder, who will provide guidance and support throughout the weekend activities, will also be in attendance.

This year’s camp will take place from July 24-26 in Fairbanks. A limited number of travel scholarships are available. 

For more information and to register for the camp, please call 907-729-3795 or email dvprevention@anthc.org. 

Substance Misuse Prevention

Together, we can stop substance misuse.

We offer a variety of training and funding opportunities to help your local efforts to prevent misuse and end dependence.

Our program’s approach is evidence-based and works with Tribes, Tribal health organizations and communities through classes like Building Self-Healing Communities and efforts such as safe medication disposal and opioid and alcohol prevention.

Contact

907-729-3547
saprevention@anthc.org

A variety of trainings are available to Tribal health organizations and communities including:

  • Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) – Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences/Building Self-Healing Communities


Other Trainings:


ANTHC Webinars:

 

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Suicide Prevention

NTHC works with communities and Tribal health organizations to prevent suicide in our state.

Our suicide prevention services include training on everything from Intervention to Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid and resources available to promote awareness, education, and prevention.

Contact

907-729-3751
preventsuicide@anthc.org

In Alaska, if you are calling from a 907 area code, 988 connects you to the Alaska Careline, a member of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Careline is still active to help 24/7. Call 1-877-266-4357 (HELP) to speak to a trained counselor. You can also visit www.carelinealaska.com.

If you or someone you know needs immediate help with thoughts of suicide, or a mental health or emotional crisis, call or text 988 or chat https://988lifeline.org/ to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 988 can be used by anyone, at any time for who is experiencing mental health-related distress. That could be:

  • Thoughts of suicide
  • Mental health or substance use crisis
  • Any other kind of emotional distress


The Suicide Prevention Program is not a crisis intervention. If this is an emergency, dial 911 or go to your local emergency response team.

The ANTHC Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic also offers telehealth counseling, assessments and referral support to adult beneficiaries anywhere in Alaska. To learn more or become a client, visit the BHWC page or call 907-729-2492 Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

If you would like to host a training or participate in a training please fill out the appropriate form below and email the form to preventsuicide@anthc.org.

Host a Training Request Form
Participant Training Request Form

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day intensive workshop created by LivingWorks that teaches participants effective suicide intervention skills.

safeTALK is a 3.5-4 hour suicide alertness workshop created by LivingWorks for anyone ages 15 and up. The workshop teaches participants to recognize basic suicide warning signs and connect at-risk individuals to intervention resources in their community.

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Gatekeeper is a one-hour course using the latest in educational technology and practices for suicide prevention. The key components covered in the training are:

  • How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal
  • How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide
  • The common causes of suicidal behavior
  • The warning signs of suicide
  • How to get help for someone in crisis

 

Adult Mental Health First Aid is for anyone 18 and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem. Topics covered include: Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis, addictions

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach any caring citizen, parent, family member, caregiver, teacher, school staff, peer, neighbor, or health and human services worker how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is in crisis or experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.

There is strength in asking for help.

Access to behavioral health care from the comfort of your own home is easier than ever. We can work together on everything from trauma and grief to anxiety and depression. Help is here. Reach out today: 907-729-2494 (BHWC).

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