The company will continue to work at the facility through December. The state also has hired a contractor to study whether it makes sense to privatize API.
Mental Health
Union sues to block Alaska Psychiatric Institute privatization plan
An organization representing public employees is seeking to block the transfer of management over the facility, saying the move violates state labor laws.
Lawmakers seek competitive contract to run psychiatric institute
Rep. Ivy Spohnholz said the department didn’t provide enough information to Chief Procurement Officer Jason Soza for him to be able to adequately review the contract, which would pay Wellpath $225 million over five years.
Two Juneauites go from anger to consensus on the criminal justice reform debate
How a UAS associate professor and a Juneau police officer went from adversaries to allies on the criminal justice reform debate.
New report confirms major problems at Alaska Psychiatric Institute
The investigation was prompted by a hospital safety officer warning that API staff were excessively restraining and isolating patients, as well as using force in ways that violate the facility’s own guidelines.
A new men’s group in Homer aims to foster healthy masculinity. But getting new members is a challenge.
The Homer Men’s Leadership Forum began in part to discuss issues such as toxic masculinity and the #MeToo movement. But for many men, those topics can feel uncomfortable.