Trust Grants $930,000 to Improve Psychiatric Crisis Response in Fairbanks
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority recently awarded three grants, totaling $937,500, to Fairbanks organizations to support improvements to the community’s response to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
These grants represent a significant step in efforts led by the Trust, in partnership with the Alaska Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) and community partners, to improve our systems that respond to Alaskans in crisis.
As a part of this effort, the Trust and partners are working to implement the nationally recognized
Crisis Now model, consisting of a continuum of services that are working in many communities to improve mental health crisis response, prevent suicide, and reduce reliance on law enforcement, emergency rooms, and jails when responding to crises.