Addiction & Recovery Services: Adults

We provide outpatient substance-use support services in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley, including individual and group counseling, case management, referrals, peer recovery support, family and cultural support groups, prevention workshops, and assistance in establishing sober and culturally-responsive support communities.

People with lived recovery experience provide guidance and support for those in recovery through our Peer Support network offering weekly sobriety and support meetings, healthy group activities, and connections to additional services.

Through our Defenders of Sobriety alumni-support program, a team of dedicated individuals with recovery experience supports and mentors people currently in treatment.

Our Chanlyut program is a 14-bed, short-term residential treatment center in east Anchorage serving all adults with an average stay of 12 weeks. Chanlyut (pronounced shawn-loot) is Dena’ina for “new beginnings’ and has a long-standing reputation of providing re-entry support services, including housing, job training, life-skills development, and recovery support.

The Ernie Turner Center in Chugiak is a 14-bed coed, residential treatment center for adults 18 and over, offering individual and group counseling, case management, and peer recovery support during an average six-month stay. All services are steeped in Alaska Native values and culture.

CITC provides services and tools to those returning to the community after incarceration in order to successfully rebuild their lives. We work in collaboration with the Department of Corrections, Community Residential Centers, Substance Use Disorder Centers, reentry service providers, and other stakeholders.

Participants gain support through comprehensive case management, peer-driven support groups, behavioral cognitive therapy, and additional resources for housing, employment, education, substance abuse, behavioral health, and medical health care.

Who is eligible: Adults who have been released from prison or are getting ready to be released. (Youth ages 14-22 can get support from our Youth Reentry program. More info can be found here.

Service area: Statewide

Services

We provide help navigating systems, intense case management, and referrals to services, including:

• Financial support
• Cultural activities
• Community volunteer work
• Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) support groups
• Assistance with the variance process in order to access education or employment
• Referrals to services:
  • Housing
  • Health care
  • Educational/training
  • Behavioral health care
  • Recovery services for substance misuse
  • Employment
  • Legal service providers

FAQ

Do you have to be Alaska Native to be enrolled into the program?

No. These CITC services are available to all Alaskans.

Does CITC provide housing?

No, CITC does not have our own housing. However, CITC assists participants with obtaining housing.

Does CITC provide substance use treatment?

We do have limited services through our Ernie Turner Center, but we can work with each participant to  connect you with many services including mental health, substance abuse, and workforce development.

My criminal record makes is hard to get a job. Can CITC help?

Yes. CITC assists people who are eligible for obtaining a variance.

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a 2-day in person training (16-hours) providing extensive information on suicide intervention.

safeTALK (Safe Tell, Ask, Listen, Keepsafe)  is a 3.5 hour in-person training offering excellent skills building in suicide conversation basics. For more information about ASIST or safeTALK, please visit Livingworks. Please contact CITC Recovery Services for more information or to schedule your training.