Kara House Coed Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Kara House is a coed recovery home on Washington Street in Ketchikan, Alaska, serving adults in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. It houses up to fifteen clients aged eighteen and over as a dual diagnosis residential program.

Residents receive individual counseling, group therapy, peer support and case management, in a program that pairs an evidence-based curriculum with peer-based interaction.

Fifteen Beds In A Southeast Alaska Recovery Residence

Ketchikan sits on an island with no road connection to anywhere. Before a residence like this existed here, someone needing residential care flew to Anchorage, several hundred miles and a different climate away, leaving behind every relationship that supported them. Fifteen local beds changes that arithmetic entirely.

Dual Diagnosis Care In This Sober House

The program handles substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions together. Splitting the two across separate providers rarely works anywhere, and in an island community with limited specialist capacity it is close to impossible.

How This Recovery Home Runs

The setting is built to feel like a home rather than a facility. Community activities run alongside the clinical schedule, and residents keep up relationships with friends and family through in-person and virtual visits.

Assessments And Access At This Recovery Residence

Its operator provides substance use and mental health assessments in Ketchikan, so the process of getting assessed and placed can happen without leaving the island.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Recovery Housing And Its Operator

Its operator also runs recovery residences and residential treatment in Wasilla and Fairbanks, giving this house the backing of a statewide organization while keeping the beds and the staff local.