We are organized as Dena' Nena' Henash or "Our Land Speaks"; an Alaska Native non-profit corporation, charged with advancing Tribal self-determination and enhancing regional Native unity. We provide services while balancing traditional Athabascan and Alaska Native values with modern demands. We work toward meeting the health and social service needs of Tribal members and beneficiaries throughout our region.
Services Offered
Behavioral Health
Our services are based upon the strengths and abilities, as well as the needs and challenges of the person served, in order to help the person achieve his or her own recovery vision. Services are based upon an understanding of what wellness, self-responsibility, empowerment and having a meaningful role as a part of the community means for the person seeking services.
Behavioral Health services covers coping with suicide as well as alcohol, and drugs.
TCC's recovery system is based on our belief that for Alaska Natives today, alcohol and drug use has become a toxic way of coping with a loss of traditional Native values, cultural patterns, identities, relationships, and unresolved trauma.
By using Native culture and traditional values as our foundation, our goal is to help people help themselves as they heal from trauma, choose healthy lifestyles and overcome substance use.
We do this with respect for our Native culture and traditions as well as other cultures, as seen through the eyes of our children and taught by the wisdom of our Elders.
Behavioral Health Solutions
Recovery orientation provides the framework which helps to enable a person with a mental health and/or substance abuse problem to live a meaningful life in a community of their choice while striving to achieve their full potential.
Outpatient services include things like: Psychotherapy - A process through which Beneficiaries can discover solutions to the struggles they face and break free from old patterns that don't work anymore. Psychiatry - Psychiatrists are medical doctors who treat mental illness and also help clients as they develop solutions to their problems, heal from trauma, choose healthy lifestyles and overcome substance abuse. Services may include medication management, assessment and therapy. Case Management - Our case managers specialize in providing assistance to persons experiencing severe mental illness who need help with daily living skills, housing, making it to community appointments, improving communication skills, finding financial aid, and functioning independently in their own homes.
Fees and Payment
Payments for services received are provided to eligible beneficiaries according to Health Service's eligibility policy. Generally, to be eligible for TCC health services you must be an Alaska Native or American Indian with proof that you are a member or a descendent of a member of a federally recognized tribe.
A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
