The 2024 report from the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking outlines the forms of trafficking, suggests policies to address the underlying causes and points out holes in the justice system that allow this type of violence to continue.
Mental Health
Family, friends remember Raye Johnston after Christmas Day police shooting
Johnston grew up in Juneau, and was unhoused from a young age. Their death was the second fatal police shooting in Juneau in 2024.
A grieving mother wanted her son’s possessions returned for his memorial. Mt. Edgecumbe High School couldn’t find them.
Parents of a Mt. Edgecumbe High School student who died last spring have been trying ever since to recover his personal belongings from the school. The late teen’s mother is looking for closure and accountability.
Juneau rolls out a new mobile crisis team
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.
Tongass Voices: NAMI Juneau’s Aaron Surma on how to combat the winter blues
Winters in Juneau can be tough, and it takes creativity — and small steps — to keep your mental health strong when it’s dark and cold.
Alaska youth need expanded access to mental health support, advocates tell lawmakers
The bipartisan group of lawmakers whose focus is policy that improves early childhood outcomes met on Friday afternoon. The caucus formed last winter.