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Alaska s mental health crisis and its harder impact on minorities

Alaska’s mental health crisis and its harder impact on minorities Author: Valerie Van Brocklin Share on Facebook Print article The University of Alaska’s Justice Information Center recently released a report on police use of deadly force in Alaska from 2010 to 2020. Among the findings were: • More than two-thirds of the incidents involved a person with signs of mental illness with one-third expressing some suicidal intent. • While more than half of the incidents involved white people, American Indians or Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and Black people were involved almost double their percentage in Alaska’s population. This should come as no surprise. The ADN has been reporting about the state’s mental health crisis for years – citing organizational failures, and tight budgets. Community mental health services have been declining for two decades. That contributed to overburdening the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, which also experienced headline making downfalls �

Group shelves Palmer police advisory board proposal amid threats, accuses mayor of lying to create outrage

Group shelves Palmer police advisory board proposal amid threats, accuses mayor of lying ‘to create outrage’ Share on Facebook Print article PALMER Supporters on Tuesday chose to withdraw a police advisory board proposal rather than present it before an unfavorable crowd at a Palmer City Council meeting, citing animosity they blamed in part on the mayor. The draft proposal, which had yet to be publicly discussed, was to create a nine-member board appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council. A number of Alaska cities, including Anchorage, have similar boards, which generally provide civilian oversight for public safety agencies and make recommendations to elected officials who set policy.

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