Surrounded by lakes and Alaska’s gorgeous mountain range lies SeaView, a non-profit behavioral health organization that provides mental health and substance use disorder treatment in Seward, Alaska. SeaView employs a staff of over 50 professionals including a psychiatrist, nurses, master-level clinicians, social workers, case managers, behavioral technicians, and support staff. They offer short and long-term mental health residential care, intensive
outpatient (
IOP),
partial hospitalization (PHP), and
sober living. SeaView also provides an alcohol safety action program for individuals who have a DWI or other alcohol/drug related misdemeanor cases.
Services are provided at SeaView’s outpatient Center in downtown Seward, Alaska. The Day Treatment runs five days per week, Monday-Friday, from 8am-2pm and the IOP program runs 3 days per week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 6 p.m. to 9 pm. Treatment plans include a combination of individual and
group therapy, a variety of proven addiction treatment models, and medications that help clients manage their symptoms and transition back to their daily lives.
SeaView’s recovery housing residence provides living space for up to 10 individuals who reside in SeaView’s bay view apartments located in downtown Seward. Apartments are gender-specific and provide an environment free from alcohol and drugs with connections to services that promote long-term recovery. Clients will also be connected to permanent housing, employment, and long-term support.
Since 1972, SeaView has been providing high-quality addiction services in the Eastern Kenai Peninsula.
Evidence-Based Context: According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2023), approximately 48.7 million Americans aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) emphasizes that treatment programs combining behavioral therapy with medication-assisted approaches show the highest rates of sustained recovery. Facilities like SeaView provide structured pathways to evidence-based care.
Sources: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023, NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment (4th Ed.)