SPONSORED: Urgent care facilities designed solely to treat behavioral health emergencies will soon offer Alaskans new options for timely mental health care.
SPONSORED: In Fairbanks, Anchorage, and now Mat-Su, Mobile Crisis Teams meet people in their homes and communities, transforming how Alaskans receive mental health care.
SPONSORED: New tools for Alaskans facing mental health emergencies including the nationwide 988 suicide prevention hotline and mobile crisis teams are part of a larger effort in Alaska to promote better care.
Community providers envision a better way to help Alaskans in crisis SPONSORED: Without a robust safety net of support services, a behavioral health crisis can lead to homelessness and other negative health outcomes. Author: Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Published March 15
Part 5 of 6 Ellen doesn’t know quite where her son is right now. That’s not entirely true she’s pretty sure he’s still somewhere on the other side of the world. That’s where Justin was the last time she heard from him. “He’s homeless in an epidemic, in a country where the president doesn’t believe in COVID,” Ellen said. (Names have been changed and details withheld to protect the family’s privacy.)