Maniilaq Association provides health, tribal and social services to residents of Northwest Alaska. Maniilaq manages health, tribal and social services for about 8,000 people within the Northwest Arctic Borough and the village of Point Hope. We are working together working together to provide high quality, culturally relevant health, social and tribal services.
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Services Offered
* Behavioral Health Services *
Counseling & Recovery Services - Maniilaq Counseling and Recovery Services provides culturally relevant mental health and substance abuse treatment to the people of the Northwest Arctic Borough and the village of Point Hope. We accept individuals of all ages from various lifestyles and backgrounds. Services are family-centered and include individual and family therapy, play therapy, crisis counseling, and other modalities as necessary. We use comprehensive assessments with recommendations for treatment that are tailored to the individual's or family's strengths and needs.
Wellness Program - The Maniilaq Wellness Program encompasses a community outreach approach. It serves to assist, support, and engage natural leaders in the Northwest Arctic Borough. This includes encouraging these leaders to be involved in wellness committees, which may develop, nurture and help to promote healthy community activities to make their communities a healthier place. Suicide prevention plays a key role in our Wellness program.
Tribal Vocational Rehab - The goal of the Maniilaq Association Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program (MTVR) is to increase and improve vocational rehabilitation services for individuals diagnosed with a disability. The program works with individuals determined eligible to develop and reach a vocational goal based on strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, capabilities and informed choices. A person is eligible if they: * Have a disability which results in substantial problems in obtaining employment; * Vocational rehabilitation services from MTVR are required by that person to prepare for, get or keep a job and * Are able to get or keep a job after receiving services.
Fees and Payment
We are a non profit agency, check our About us page for more information.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale
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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.
