Volunteers of America (VOA) Alaska Supportive Housing

Volunteers of America (VOA) Alaska Supportive Housing

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Young adults
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Language Services

• Other languages (excluding Spanish)
• Spanish
• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Transitional Services

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training
• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Type of Care

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• State Substance use treatment agency
• State department of health
• State mental health department

Other Languages

• French
• Any Chinese Language
• Japanese

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Education and Counseling Services

• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Family counseling
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Group counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicare
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• Medicaid
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds

Pharmacotherapies

• Buprenorphine with naloxone

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Treatment Approaches

• Brief intervention
• Motivational interviewing
• Trauma-related counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Social skills development
• Mental health services
• Case management service
• Suicide prevention services

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders

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

• Private non-profit organization

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male