Mental Health

The vaccine did bring some hope to early 2021, but while the virus was being knocked back a bit, the damage the pandemic brought to society was already done.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory this month saying the youth mental health crisis is getting worse.

Organizers of a new support group in Juneau have some tips for people who have experienced loss – and for their friends and family – during the holidays.

The Mobile Crisis Team members are certified in their fields and go through weeks of additional crisis response training to learn how to de-escalate situations, assess suicide risks and more.

Peer support programs don’t take the place of mental health clinicians, but they use lived experiences to help people navigate complicated systems and support them through challenges.

Paramedics will stay in touch with patients once they’ve seen them, so they don’t fall through the cracks after that first visit.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ initial offer went to the City and Borough of Juneau government. But most Juneau Assembly members didn’t like how that would look, and turned it down.

Farnsworth is a 32-year-old Juneau man whose family reported him missing on Sept. 29. Family believe he is dead and are offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who helps find his body. 

A new report from the medical journal The Lancet finds that human-caused climate change is worsening human health in just about every measurable way.

A new study estimates that more than 140,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent or a grandparent caregiver to COVID-19.