As part of a plea deal, Cecil Trent Yeisley, 24, must serve three years on probation for felony assault and a misdemeanor charge of failure to stop for a police officer after a high-speed car chase.
Mental Health
Wrangell schools roll out anonymous, anti-bullying app
Anti-bullying campaigns are increasing across the nation. These are bringing to light the scale and impact of harassment in schools. Wrangell Public Schools just rolled out an app to help address that issue.
From breakfast to BFF’s, school counselors tackle barriers to student success
The Sitka School District’s counselors are taking the offensive as the administration begins to outline next year’s budget. Counselors from every building shared an hour-by-hour look into their work days on Dec. 4 for the Sitka School Board, and the range of emotional and behavioral issues they typically address.
Mental Health Trust bides its time on sale of Juneau waterfront parcel
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority offered a prime piece of Juneau’s waterfront for sale last year. Prospective developers sent offers but have grown irritated that almost a year later there’s been no formal response.
Gov. Walker announces public safety plan
Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth said reducing crime will take enhanced collaboration across different departments.
Mental health clinicians work to keep students safe in Kodiak schools
It’s been at least nine years since a student in the Kodiak Island Borough School District has taken his or her own life. The Kodiak Island Borough School District and the Providence Kodiak Island Counseling Center have partnered for years to provide mental health services to the region’s schools.
Elders And Youth Conference takes a look at healing with film ‘We Breathe Again’
Native communities across Alaska are seeking a key to understanding the epidemic of suicide. The film screened Tuesday last week during the First Alaskans Institute 2017 Elders and Youth Conference held prior to the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage last week.
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority hires new CEO
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority has hired a new CEO almost a year after the ousting of its long-time leader. Mike Abbott will take over the trust on November 1. He currently serves as the Municipal Manager of Anchorage and previously worked as the chief operating officer for the Anchorage School District. He will…
Experimental Oasis project gives inmates ‘something different in prison’
The Department of Corrections is the largest mental health care provider in the state, and the administrators at Spring Creek Correctional Center want to make it one of the most effective, too. They’re treating inmates who have mental illnesses with new innovations — porches and paintings.
Alaska Mental Health Trust funds city homeless coordinator for Juneau
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority has agreed to fund a housing and homelessness coordinator for the City and Borough of Juneau. This follows the Trust Land Office’s clearing of a downtown lot with a sprawling homeless encampment.