The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services report shows that for 2017, suicide was the fifth-leading cause of death in the state. Nationally, it’s the 10th-leading cause.
Mental Health
Addiction treatment community reacts to new clinic in Juneau
The new clinic is different in a few ways. It’s a for-profit company and it doesn’t currently offer in-house counseling — and that has some in providers in the community worried.
Amid a shortage of hospital beds, psychiatric patients put in jails
A small number of Alaskans experiencing psychiatric crises are being diverted from healthcare facilities to custody within the Department of Corrections. Critics worry the emergency measure is not only unlawful, but putting patients in jeopardy.
Local production ‘Same’ brings stories of gender-based violence to light
The idea of the show happened out of conversations with friends and colleagues who were angry that stories about gender-based violence weren’t being heard, said director Allison Holtkamp.
Security questioned after grandma’s alleged assault during courthouse hearing
It took 11 minutes for a law enforcement officer to arrive after a courtroom incident in which a woman says she was punched out.
Washington sent brain injury patients to Oklahoma — then all but forgot about them
Between 2014 and 2017, Washington’s Medicaid program sent 16 brain-injured patients to Oklahoma. In each case, the patient flew by air ambulance at a cost of $230,000 per flight.