Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health - Kenai Alaska

Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health - Kenai, AK

Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health is a substance use treatment center in Kenai, AK, situated at 508 Upland Street in the 99611 zip code. Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health specializes in relapse prevention from naltrexone, suboxone prescription and naltrexone administration. Some of the treatment approaches utilized by Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health consist of trauma-related counseling, substance use counseling and dialectical behavior therapy. As part of its treatment program, Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health also provides alcohol detox, benzodiazepines detoxification and opioid detox. Moreover, it offers health education services, substance use education and family counseling. Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health provides treatment options to women and men.

Address: 508 Upland Street, Kenai, AK 99611

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  4. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  5. Type Of Treatment
  6. Pharmacotherapies
  7. Treatment Approaches
  8. FacilityOwnership
  9. License/Certification/Accreditation
  10. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  11. Payment Assistance Available
  12. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  13. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  14. Screening & Testing
  15. Transitional Services
  16. Ancillary Services
  17. Detoxification
  18. Counseling Services and Education
  19. Medical Services
  20. Tobacco/Screening Services
  21. Facility Smoking Policy
  22. Gender Accepted
  23. Services for deaf

Additional details on Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health in Kenai, AK:

Types of Care at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Detoxification
  • Substance use treatment
  • Treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • outpatient treatment
  • outpatient detoxification
  • intensive outpatient treatment
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Buprenorphine used in Treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • buprenorphine detox
  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Acamprosate (Campral)
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders
  • Medications for HIV treatment
  • Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • brief intervention
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix Model
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling
  • trauma-related counseling
  • 12-step facilitation

FacilityOwnership at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • the Tribal government

License/Certification/Accreditation at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Federal funding
  • IHS/Tribal/Urban funds
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment

Payment Assistance Available at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • teenagers
  • people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients

Screening & Testing at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • Screening for Hepatitis B
  • Screening for Hepatitis C
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • STD testing
  • TB screening
  • Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • case management
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • social skills development
  • transportation assistance
  • mentoring/peer support

Detoxification at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • alcohol detox
  • benzodiazepines detoxification
  • opioid detox

Counseling Services and Education at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • individual counseling
  • group counseling
  • family counseling
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV and AIDS education, support and counseling
  • health education services

Medical Services at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Hepatitis A vaccination
  • Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Gender Accepted at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf at Kenaitze Indian Tribe Denaina Wellness Center Behavioral Health

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available

Phone #: 907-335-7500

Call (855) 372-9382 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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