North Star DeBarr Hospital

Anchorage, Alaska

2530 Debarr Road
Anchorage, AK 99508

(907) 258-7575

About North Star DeBarr Hospital

The North Star DeBarr Hospital dedicates itself to any individual needing medical assistance and has a specialized program dedicated to substance abuse recovery. This hospital offers a holistic substance abuse recovery approach with its treatment program called the Arctic Recovery Program. The hospital is out in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Arctic Recovery Program provided by North Star DeBarr Hospital is an intensive and comprehensive detoxification and rehabilitation treatment program. The program includes individual case management, therapeutic yoga classes and physical training, and recreational and leisure skill-building groups.

Since substance abuse can destroy family bonds and remove the crucial support needed for integrating back into society. The experts at North Star DeBarr Hospital understand how important recovery is. They ensure that as part of your rehabilitation program, your family receives education about helping you with your continued recovery and rebuilding trust and support in familial bonds.

In addition, the different group therapy sessions are a crucial part of the program as they offer 12 Step processes. These essential group therapy sessions help you understand what ties you to your addiction and how to cope with it better while also providing an alternative supportive network and add an extra level of support.

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Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

inpatient iconInpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

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check iconAdolescence program

children iconChildren program

Heart icon Treatment

mental-health iconMental Health

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

inpatient-file iconCognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

couples-therapy iconCouples Therapy

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

dialectical iconDialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

medical-detox iconExperiential Therapy

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

family iconFamily Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

intervention iconGroup Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

mental-health iconIndividual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Nutrition Therapy

Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.

house-medical iconTrauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

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2530 Debarr Road
Anchorage, AK 99508

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4.5

It brought me back from suicidal ideation and attempts and made me more mature

Reviewed on 9/7/2017
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1.4 (109 reviews)
Raquel Acevedo
2 months ago
5

Aaron Dougherty
2 months ago
1

It s been 7 years I felt abandoned by the staff they would not let me go trick or treating because they messed me up with another kid I wish I no one will ever go there again felt like I was confined in a room with kids when it was only a medication that was wrong and they sent me there and said I was psychotic basically if you want help go to therapy or go to a doctor that can prescribe you the right medication for you don t send your if I was a parent don t send your child here and I am scarred from this experience I will never be supporting or sending someone I love there if I could tell my past self something to get through it it would be this ( to shall pass ) my dad had told me the story of a guy who had a ring that had that on there so if anyone needs this advice please tell them that you are loved and this place will be hard for parents and kids to stay connected I am 16 about to be 17 you are loved by many don t go here please

Response from the owner2 months ago
Hello, Aaron. We appreciate your feedback. We would like to get more details about this; please visit http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/ at your earliest convenience to provide us with your contact information. We hope to hear from you soon.
Kylani Yon
2 months ago
1

I wish I never went here. it amplifies your issues and makes them worse. Being put with a group of 20-30 kids and having to live with them is not a good idea. Half of the staff and therapists don't know what they are doing. Things would get so violent there and staff wouldn't care. Being there terrified me, and most of the staff aren't trained. So please, take this as a warning not to send your kid here. I cant get away from the trauma I got from there. Its a safety hazard mentally and physically. Send your kid to Providence CRC or discovery, but please not here. Update: I was sent back recently, and it was only worse, and unhygenic, they lost some of my clothes, and I never got them back, and I cant even begin on how moldy the food is. Please don't put your kids through this program.

Rhobert Johnston
2 months ago
1

A Friend was TRAMUATIZED due to this place. When they needed actual help they were scared to get it because THIS PLACE had treated them so bad. DO NOT USE. GET SHUTDOWN.

Response from the owner2 months ago
Hi, Rhobert. Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us with your concerns. We take your comments very seriously and would like to learn more about your friend s concerns. Due to federal patient privacy laws, we can only discuss care with a patient or guardian; however, we encourage your friend to reach out to us directly by visiting http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/. Again, thank you.
Brooke Bennett
4 months ago
1

This place deserves a negative, I was sent there because I needed help and for the week I was there they threatened us, made us feel like we re the problem, would cuss and say inappropriate gestures to us. They didn t care what we did if we pissed then off they would send us to an asylum where we wouldn t be able to talk to anyone, and we would have to sleep in their. The staff were ill mannered, it was disgusting, the shower's weren t clean at all, the room wasn t clean, the main room your in was disgusting with stuff stuck to the wall, there was trash on the floor and they wouldn t care. I don t recommend this place AT ALL I have PTSD from this place now and it didn t help at all. Please for the sack of whoever is sent or has to be sent here DON T they will come out worse then they did going in.

Response from the owner4 months ago
Hi, Brooke. Your feedback is very important to us and we truly appreciate you taking the time to share it with us. We'd like to take the opportunity to follow up with you directly so that we can learn more about your concerns. At your convenience, please provide us with your contact information by visiting http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/. Again, thank you.
Vide Kroto
4 months ago
2

The therapists we not helpful, I felt like they were there to collect a paycheck, they only saw her three times and each time in family therapy nothing was done, every thing that was supposed to happen they said I need to do that when she got out, example a safety plan, behavior plan, the only one who listened to her was the psychiatrist, the replacement while the doctor was on vacation, was even ruder than the family therapist. Very frustrating when a child is placed there for serious reasons and to receive the very bare minimum care is unacceptable

Response from the owner4 months ago
Hi, Vide. Your feedback is very important to us and we truly appreciate you taking the time to share it with us. We'd like to take the opportunity to follow up with you directly so that we can learn more about your concerns. At your convenience, please provide us with your contact information by visiting http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/. Again, thank you.
Renee Hunt
5 months ago
1

Both my brother and I were placed in here. They drugged me and I was black mailed by both OCS and the hospital to take drugs that never helped me. They locked up my brother for saying a joke. And they drugged him constantly even threatened him to take the drugs, the staff were God awful people. The therapist denied me for needing help. My brother was threatened by a nurse, a doctor who was in charge of his care gave him an option to take the drugs but the nurse had little to no regard to my brother's well being. Moldy food was a constant thing there I got food poisoning multiple times during my stay.

Lucille Taygan
6 months ago
1

Response from the owner6 months ago
Hello, Lucille. We appreciate that you took the time to review us. We would like to attain more details about this; could you please visit http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/ at your earliest convenience and provide us with your contact information? We look forward to hearing from you.
NBA2K CLIPS
7 months ago
1

Evil place.

Response from the owner7 months ago
We appreciate that you took the time to review us. We would like to attain more details about this; could you please visit http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/ at your earliest convenience and provide us with your contact information? We look forward to hearing from you.
Jasmine B
7 months ago
1

Horrible place, It is dirty and unsanitary Will not help with mental health all they talk about is goals And staff is rude

Response from the owner7 months ago
Hello, Jasmine. We appreciate that you took the time to review us. We would like to attain more details about this; could you please visit http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/ at your earliest convenience and provide us with your contact information? We look forward to hearing from you.
Brandy Ells
7 months ago
1

Northstar took my child's mental health crisis from bad to worse, ignoring his autism diagnosis, neglecting him, and discriminating against him for being trans. He was denied support, only had contact with physicians and therapists in the hall with no privacy, forced to wear scrubs that were two sizes too small for him and triggered his dysphoria, and his medications were mismanaged which forced him to endure side effects that left him too groggy to navigate their absurd telephone rules so he was unable to reach me for help. They then threatened to report me to child protection services for having his care transferred elsewhere. This place is NOT conducive to healing. It is akin to prison for children. Do NOT trust this facility with your child.

Response from the owner7 months ago
Hi, Brandy. Thank you for sharing your concerns with us. We'd appreciate the opportunity to discuss them with you in more detail directly. Should you wish to speak with a representative in more detail, please provide us with your contact information by visiting http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/. Thank you again.
Kylie Fisher
8 months ago
3

Hello I wanted to share my experience with North Star I had went to North Star December 1st of 2021 I had good and bad times there I will say i was put in the quite room once and have seen others get booty juice but I never had to know how it felt I was pushed into my room once by a man just for trying to get a staff s attention but I had also been a lot of the staff s favorite so I didn t get in much trouble I had gotten into two fights at my stay I was there over Christmas and didn t get home till January 7th 2022 the food wasn t bad but some staff were NOT nice at all if I missed a class I would have floor stay for 24hrs but it does feel like a prison you don t have a lot of freedom and I only went outside twice in the month and week I was there.

Response from the owner8 months ago
Hi, Kylie. Thank you for taking the time to review us. Please visit http://www.northstarbehavioral.com/contact-us/ and provide your contact information at your convenience so we may discuss your review. We appreciate your time and hope to hear from you.
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