The center, which is on the Bartlett campus, means that patients who urgently need care won’t have to leave Juneau to get it.
Mental Health
Alaska Senate passes bill allowing involuntary psychiatric commitments of up to 2 years
The bill gives prosecutors the ability to request a two-year commitment to keep the public safe if the defendant has a history of violence and is a danger to themselves or others.
The truth about teens, social media and the mental health crisis
A striking decline in teen mental health has coincided with the rise of smartphones and social media. Is social media causing the mental health challenges? Finally, research can answer that question.
Juneau youth say needing parental permission would limit access to LGBTQ+ spaces
Some of the youth said their parents were supportive of their identities. For others, the Alliance group offers support while they think about how to talk to their families about who they are.
Gov. Dunleavyʼs bill is unlikely to pass but still could hurt Alaska’s LGBTQ students
Amelia Hanrahan, a Juneau mental health clinician, says there’s no scientific basis for the proposal.
The unseen driver of Alaska’s record jail deaths: Suicide
The Anchorage Daily News obtained and reviewed Alaska State Troopers investigation reports and medical examiner records, and spoke with family members, advocates and prison officials. Here’s what they found.
Juneau organization will expand amid youth mental health crisis
JAMHI Health & Wellness will have a new facility thanks to $870,000 that Sen. Lisa Murkowski earmarked for the project in the federal omnibus spending bill.
Alaska children are being institutionalized when they don’t have to be, Justice Department says
The investigation found that youth in the state were forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long institutionalization in locked facilities because no alternatives exist.
In Juneau, Haa Tóoch Lichéesh solstice celebration offers a chance to heal
Organizers say the event is a way to decolonize the holiday season.
Bartenders in Juneau say unpleasant — even violent — interactions with patrons are on the rise
What happened to Elrod may be be part of a broader trend in harassment toward service workers that may have started early in the pandemic.