Alcohol & Substance Abuse

Two people in Juneau who work to prevent assault in different ways say it’s everyone’s responsibility to look out for each other.

Emergency responders will offer people medication to help them make it through a critical window when overdose survivors are at high risk of dying.

Research shows that working with peers can help people recover from both serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

The team is made up of a Capital City Fire Rescue paramedic and a Bartlett Regional Hospital clinician. Crisis care consists of immediate response to a situation or crisis, further assessment of the person undergoing the emergency, stabilization, and follow-up involving other services.

The grant’s approval comes two months after the permanent closure of Bartlett Regional Hospital’s Rainforest Recovery Center.

T’áa Shuyee Hit Haven House is now accepting applications for up to nine residents.