North Star Behavioral Health

North Star Behavioral Health is a psychiatrist in Eek, Alaska, providing psychiatric and substance use care for children, teens and adults in and around the Anchorage area. The youth acute inpatient program is Alaska's only acute treatment program for children under the age of 13. Military-specific care is offered to active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and their adult dependents at the Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital. The business holds a rating of 1.90 based on 146 reviews. Care is delivered through a multidisciplinary treatment approach that involves family and community members, with evidence-based practices and individualized care. The youth acute program runs 30-day stays with 24-hour nursing, and its methods include trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, the S.E.L.F Model (Safety, Emotion, Loss, Future), experiential therapy, aggression reduction therapy, stress management groups and yoga. The Debarr residential campus for girls uses cognitive behavior therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, bio-feedback, rational emotive behavior therapy and dialectical therapy. The boys' residential program provides individual, group, family, milieu, activity and recreation therapy along with medication management and trauma-informed care. Diagnoses addressed across the programs include psychotic disorders, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety disorders, high risk behaviors and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Outpatient and intensive outpatient programming is offered five days a week for adults 18 and older dealing with mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and PTSD, or mental illness such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, with group therapy centered on emotion regulation, safety and mindfulness. Admissions staff are available around the clock to provide confidential assessments, and walk-ins are welcome. North Star Behavioral Health is accredited by The Joint Commission and has partnered with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. The business is located on DeBarr Rd. North Star Behavioral Health has built an established track record supported by a large base of customer reviews.