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	The Sobering Center is created to divert inebriates from the emergency room and jail to a more adequate and safe place to sober up. It utilizes three full time ER technicians and a manager who is responsible for Sobering Center program design, development, management, quality assurance, and evaluation and reporting		The Sobering Center is created to divert inebriates from the emergency room and jail to a more adequate and safe place to sober up. It utilizes three full time ER technicians and a manager who is responsible for Sobering Center program design, development, management, quality assurance, and evaluation and reporting

	== ~~Integrated~~ Outpatient ~~Clinic~~ ==		== Outpatient Resources==
	~~Services available in the Integrated Outpatient Clinic are:~~

	=== Psychiatric Resources===		=== YKHC Psychiatric Resources===
	YK has 2 rotating psychiatrists.		YK has 2 rotating psychiatrists.

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	Nick White, our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is also working out of Specialty Clinic doing Video Teleconferencing from Montana. He is a full time provider and is excellent with prescribing medications. He consults with all of us as well as Drs. Ondich and Jackman when necessary.		Nick White, our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is also working out of Specialty Clinic doing Video Teleconferencing from Montana. He is a full time provider and is excellent with prescribing medications. He consults with all of us as well as Drs. Ondich and Jackman when necessary.

	=== Psychological Resources===		=== YKHC Psychological Resources===
	The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation employs one Licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides psychometrics and interpretive reports to assist in the provision of comprehensive diagnostics to specific clients in the region.		The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation employs one Licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides psychometrics and interpretive reports to assist in the provision of comprehensive diagnostics to specific clients in the region.

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	Children’s Specialty Diagnostic Services provide two mental health professional clinicians who work directly with children to ensure appropriate diagnosis particularly when multiple contributing factors (including abuse issues, FAS/FAE) must be considered.		Children’s Specialty Diagnostic Services provide two mental health professional clinicians who work directly with children to ensure appropriate diagnosis particularly when multiple contributing factors (including abuse issues, FAS/FAE) must be considered.

	=== Outpatient Counseling Services ===		=== YKHC Outpatient Counseling Services ===
	Outpatient Counseling Services are available in the regional clinic as well to supplement services especially to Bethel residents, when a close relative may be the village counselor, and for the villages who may not yet have a counselor. Services available in the villages include: substance abuse assessments; individual, couple and family counseling; substance abuse outpatient and aftercare counseling; anger management sessions; substance abuse treatment groups and other specialty groups are available. These same services are all available through outpatient counseling services in Bethel.		Outpatient Counseling Services are available in the regional clinic as well to supplement services especially to Bethel residents, when a close relative may be the village counselor, and for the villages who may not yet have a counselor. Services available in the villages include: substance abuse assessments; individual, couple and family counseling; substance abuse outpatient and aftercare counseling; anger management sessions; substance abuse treatment groups and other specialty groups are available. These same services are all available through outpatient counseling services in Bethel.

	Village Clinicians are Master’s level prepared in Human Services with both experience and specialized training in the fields of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment. They receive culturally appropriate training in supervision of native counselors and work closely with the Village Behavioral Health Aides (BHAs), clients, family and other providers to complete a holistic intake and develop treatment plans for implementation by the village based service providers. This service employs five full time staff members. BHA’s are positioned at many villages to engage community services and make referrals for higher levels of care, as needed.		Village Clinicians are Master’s level prepared in Human Services with both experience and specialized training in the fields of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment. They receive culturally appropriate training in supervision of native counselors and work closely with the Village Behavioral Health Aides (BHAs), clients, family and other providers to complete a holistic intake and develop treatment plans for implementation by the village based service providers. This service employs five full time staff members. BHA’s are positioned at many villages to engage community services and make referrals for higher levels of care, as needed.

	===~~Bethel~~ Outpatient ACT Program===		===YKHC Outpatient ACT Program===

	At the Ambulatory Outpatient Clinics in Bethel, there are Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinicians, who work with the Access to '''Collaborative Treatment or ACT (formerly IMPACT) program'''. All patients over 12 are offered a PHQ 9 which is a depression screening questionnaire. Please review it briefly when seeing the patient. If they score =>15, or they check the questionnaire saying they think about dying, or they need a real time intervention, call ext. 6553 and one of the ACT clinicians will respond. They are available during the day to counsel patients about depression, anxiety, relaxation exercises, grief, etc. If the ACT clinician feels they need a few more sessions, the ACT clinician can set up appointments with the patient. If he/she feels the patient needs more extensive counseling, he/she can facilitate an appointment with a counselor from the main Behavioral Health Department across the street.		At the Ambulatory Outpatient Clinics in Bethel, there are Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinicians, who work with the Access to '''Collaborative Treatment or ACT (formerly IMPACT) program'''. All patients over 12 are offered a PHQ 9 which is a depression screening questionnaire. Please review it briefly when seeing the patient. If they score =>15, or they check the questionnaire saying they think about dying, or they need a real time intervention, call ext. 6553 and one of the ACT clinicians will respond. They are available during the day to counsel patients about depression, anxiety, relaxation exercises, grief, etc. If the ACT clinician feels they need a few more sessions, the ACT clinician can set up appointments with the patient. If he/she feels the patient needs more extensive counseling, he/she can facilitate an appointment with a counselor from the main Behavioral Health Department across the street.

	===Behavioral Health Department===		===YKHC Behavioral Health Department===
	The YKHC Behavioral Health Department lives across the street from the hospital. There they have several family and child counselors. They also supervise the Behavioral Health Clinicians and the Behavioral Health Aides that work in the SRC facilities.		The YKHC Behavioral Health Department lives across the street from the hospital. There they have several family and child counselors. They also supervise the Behavioral Health Clinicians and the Behavioral Health Aides that work in the SRC facilities.

			===Non-YKHC Behavioral Health in Bethel===
			Some psychiatric services available locally are not covered by YKHC Native benefits. These would have to be private pay or insurance payment.

			Bethel Family Clinic has some behavioral health counselors, including ones who work with narcotic addiction. They are the local HRSA clinic and run off a sliding scale.

	== Residential Services ==		== Residential Services ==

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	===Emergency Services ===		===Emergency Services ===
	Conduct behavioral health evaluations of individuals who present as being in crisis and to take appropriate steps to initiate the provision of services depending on the outcome of the evaluation. Will assist monitoring of patients, in the hospital northwing, who are involuntarily held for Title 47-related observation and evaluation for further treatment or referral. Village Services directly administers the Emergency Services component. Emergency On-Call Responders-Emergency Services Clinicians and Complex Care Managers are available twenty-four hours per day to respond to behavioral health crisis for all individuals in the Yukon-Kuskokwim service area. The responders provide immediate mental status examinations and work with the primary care providers in the village or hospital to plan care for management of the crisis and follow-up of the individual. On-Call Attendants are available to stay with an individual admitted to the hospital for evaluation when ordered by an admitting physician to provide safety and security for a client. During the evaluation period comprehensive mental health and substance abuse assessments are completed by the Emergency Services Clinician to assess and manage the client within the behavioral health system of care. The Emergency On-Call Response Team is available twenty-four hours per day at 543-6100 or 1-800-478-2642		Conduct behavioral health evaluations of individuals who present as being in crisis and to take appropriate steps to initiate the provision of services depending on the outcome of the evaluation. Will assist monitoring of patients, in the hospital northwing, who are involuntarily held for Title 47-related observation and evaluation for further treatment or referral. Village Services directly administers the Emergency Services component. Emergency On-Call Responders-Emergency Services Clinicians and Complex Care Managers are available twenty-four hours per day to respond to behavioral health crisis for all individuals in the Yukon-Kuskokwim service area. The responders provide immediate mental status examinations and work with the primary care providers in the village or hospital to plan care for management of the crisis and follow-up of the individual. On-Call Attendants are available to stay with an individual admitted to the hospital for evaluation when ordered by an admitting physician to provide safety and security for a client. During the evaluation period comprehensive mental health and substance abuse assessments are completed by the Emergency Services Clinician to assess and manage the client within the behavioral health system of care. The Emergency On-Call Response Team is available twenty-four hours per day at 543-6100 or 1-800-478-2642

			===Inpatient Psychiatric Services===
			On North Wing, we have two observation rooms where we may admit Title 47 patients. Drug overdose patients may also be admitted to those rooms so they can be observed while we monitor their blood levels (e.g., acetaminophen levels). If they need more care, the patients will be transported to Anchorage to API (Alaska Psychiatric Institute) or to Charter North for adolescents.

	=== Crisis Incident Stress Debriefing ===		=== Crisis Incident Stress Debriefing ===

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	At the Ambulatory Outpatient Clinics in Bethel, there are Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinicians, who work with the Access to '''Collaborative Treatment or ACT (formerly IMPACT) program'''. All patients over 12 are offered a PHQ 9 which is a depression screening questionnaire. Please review it briefly when seeing the patient. If they score =>15, or they check the questionnaire saying they think about dying, or they need a real time intervention, call ext. 6553 and one of the ACT clinicians will respond. They are available during the day to counsel patients about depression, anxiety, relaxation exercises, grief, etc. If the ACT clinician feels they need a few more sessions, the ACT clinician can set up appointments with the patient. If he/she feels the patient needs more extensive counseling, he/she can facilitate an appointment with a counselor from the main Behavioral Health Department across the street.		At the Ambulatory Outpatient Clinics in Bethel, there are Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinicians, who work with the Access to '''Collaborative Treatment or ACT (formerly IMPACT) program'''. All patients over 12 are offered a PHQ 9 which is a depression screening questionnaire. Please review it briefly when seeing the patient. If they score =>15, or they check the questionnaire saying they think about dying, or they need a real time intervention, call ext. 6553 and one of the ACT clinicians will respond. They are available during the day to counsel patients about depression, anxiety, relaxation exercises, grief, etc. If the ACT clinician feels they need a few more sessions, the ACT clinician can set up appointments with the patient. If he/she feels the patient needs more extensive counseling, he/she can facilitate an appointment with a counselor from the main Behavioral Health Department across the street.

			===Behavioral Health Department===
			The YKHC Behavioral Health Department lives across the street from the hospital. There they have several family and child counselors. They also supervise the Behavioral Health Clinicians and the Behavioral Health Aides that work in the SRC facilities.

	== Residential Services ==		== Residential Services ==

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	Nick White, our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is also working out of Specialty Clinic doing Video Teleconferencing from Montana. He is a full time provider and is excellent with prescribing medications. He consults with all of us as well as Drs. Ondich and Jackman when necessary.		Nick White, our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is also working out of Specialty Clinic doing Video Teleconferencing from Montana. He is a full time provider and is excellent with prescribing medications. He consults with all of us as well as Drs. Ondich and Jackman when necessary.

	=== Psychological ~~Services~~ ===		=== Psychological Resources===
	The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation employs one Licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides psychometrics and interpretive reports to assist in the provision of comprehensive diagnostics to specific clients in the region.		The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation employs one Licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides psychometrics and interpretive reports to assist in the provision of comprehensive diagnostics to specific clients in the region.

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	Services available in the Integrated Outpatient Clinic are:		Services available in the Integrated Outpatient Clinic are:

	=== Psychiatric ~~Services~~ ===		=== Psychiatric Resources===
	YK has 2 rotating psychiatrists.		YK has 2 rotating psychiatrists.

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	Village Clinicians are Master’s level prepared in Human Services with both experience and specialized training in the fields of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment. They receive culturally appropriate training in supervision of native counselors and work closely with the Village Behavioral Health Aides (BHAs), clients, family and other providers to complete a holistic intake and develop treatment plans for implementation by the village based service providers. This service employs five full time staff members. BHA’s are positioned at many villages to engage community services and make referrals for higher levels of care, as needed.		Village Clinicians are Master’s level prepared in Human Services with both experience and specialized training in the fields of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment. They receive culturally appropriate training in supervision of native counselors and work closely with the Village Behavioral Health Aides (BHAs), clients, family and other providers to complete a holistic intake and develop treatment plans for implementation by the village based service providers. This service employs five full time staff members. BHA’s are positioned at many villages to engage community services and make referrals for higher levels of care, as needed.

	===~~BETHEL OUTPATIENT~~ ACT ~~PROGRAM~~===		===Bethel Outpatient ACT Program===

	At the Ambulatory Outpatient Clinics in Bethel, there are Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinicians, who work with the Access to '''Collaborative Treatment or ACT (formerly IMPACT) program'''. All patients over 12 are offered a PHQ 9 which is a depression screening questionnaire. Please review it briefly when seeing the patient. If they score =>15, or they check the questionnaire saying they think about dying, or they need a real time intervention, call ext. 6553 and one of the ACT clinicians will respond. They are available during the day to counsel patients about depression, anxiety, relaxation exercises, grief, etc. If the ACT clinician feels they need a few more sessions, the ACT clinician can set up appointments with the patient. If he/she feels the patient needs more extensive counseling, he/she can facilitate an appointment with a counselor from the main Behavioral Health Department across the street.		At the Ambulatory Outpatient Clinics in Bethel, there are Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinicians, who work with the Access to '''Collaborative Treatment or ACT (formerly IMPACT) program'''. All patients over 12 are offered a PHQ 9 which is a depression screening questionnaire. Please review it briefly when seeing the patient. If they score =>15, or they check the questionnaire saying they think about dying, or they need a real time intervention, call ext. 6553 and one of the ACT clinicians will respond. They are available during the day to counsel patients about depression, anxiety, relaxation exercises, grief, etc. If the ACT clinician feels they need a few more sessions, the ACT clinician can set up appointments with the patient. If he/she feels the patient needs more extensive counseling, he/she can facilitate an appointment with a counselor from the main Behavioral Health Department across the street.

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	Village Clinicians are Master’s level prepared in Human Services with both experience and specialized training in the fields of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment. They receive culturally appropriate training in supervision of native counselors and work closely with the Village Behavioral Health Aides (BHAs), clients, family and other providers to complete a holistic intake and develop treatment plans for implementation by the village based service providers. This service employs five full time staff members. BHA’s are positioned at many villages to engage community services and make referrals for higher levels of care, as needed.		Village Clinicians are Master’s level prepared in Human Services with both experience and specialized training in the fields of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment. They receive culturally appropriate training in supervision of native counselors and work closely with the Village Behavioral Health Aides (BHAs), clients, family and other providers to complete a holistic intake and develop treatment plans for implementation by the village based service providers. This service employs five full time staff members. BHA’s are positioned at many villages to engage community services and make referrals for higher levels of care, as needed.

			===BETHEL OUTPATIENT ACT PROGRAM===

			At the Ambulatory Outpatient Clinics in Bethel, there are Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinicians, who work with the Access to '''Collaborative Treatment or ACT (formerly IMPACT) program'''. All patients over 12 are offered a PHQ 9 which is a depression screening questionnaire. Please review it briefly when seeing the patient. If they score =>15, or they check the questionnaire saying they think about dying, or they need a real time intervention, call ext. 6553 and one of the ACT clinicians will respond. They are available during the day to counsel patients about depression, anxiety, relaxation exercises, grief, etc. If the ACT clinician feels they need a few more sessions, the ACT clinician can set up appointments with the patient. If he/she feels the patient needs more extensive counseling, he/she can facilitate an appointment with a counselor from the main Behavioral Health Department across the street.

	== Residential Services ==		== Residential Services ==