The vaccine did bring some hope to early 2021, but while the virus was being knocked back a bit, the damage the pandemic brought to society was already done.
Mental Health
Here’s what schools are doing to try to address students’ social-emotional needs
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory this month saying the youth mental health crisis is getting worse.
Support is here for Alaskans who have experienced the loss of an infant or pregnancy
Organizers of a new support group in Juneau have some tips for people who have experienced loss – and for their friends and family – during the holidays.
A new crisis team in Fairbanks is responding to mental health calls and freeing up other emergency resources
The Mobile Crisis Team members are certified in their fields and go through weeks of additional crisis response training to learn how to de-escalate situations, assess suicide risks and more.
Alaskans say peer support can make recovery possible: ‘So much hope’
Peer support programs don’t take the place of mental health clinicians, but they use lived experiences to help people navigate complicated systems and support them through challenges.
Nikiski paramedics hope visiting patients at home will restore trust in health care system
Paramedics will stay in touch with patients once they’ve seen them, so they don’t fall through the cracks after that first visit.