North Star Palmer Residential Treatment Center

North Star Palmer Residential Treatment Center in Palmer, Alaska, provides specialized psychiatric residential care for preteen and teen boys ages 11 to 18. The center focuses on helping youth develop the social, recreational, and life skills needed to thrive both at home and in the community. Through a structured therapeutic milieu, residents receive individualized care including individual, group, and family therapy, as well as trauma-informed interventions, medication management, and medical support. The program also emphasizes proper nutrition and daily routines to support overall health and recovery.

The facility integrates evidence-based and experiential approaches to address a wide range of behavioral and mental health challenges. Residents benefit from therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-focused CBT, and integrative treatment for complex trauma, alongside adventure-based and wilderness programming. North Star Palmer also provides targeted interventions for psychotic and mood disorders, PTSD, anxiety disorders, intermittent explosive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, high-risk behaviors, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. By combining clinical care with skill-building and therapeutic activities, the center empowers youth to achieve lasting emotional, social, and behavioral growth.