Federal official praises the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s innovations in health and wellness.
Mental Health
Bill would speed Tongass-Mental Health Trust land trade
A bill before Congress would speed a timberland trade between the federal government and the Alaska Mental Health Trust. It’s part of a larger legislative effort to increase logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Bartlett continues effort to build a youth psychiatric treatment center in Juneau
Running these services is expensive, and some other organizations in Alaska have tried to provide these services, then down-sized or shut down.
How Therapy Became A Hobby Of The Wealthy, Out Of Reach For Those In Need
Therapists are in such demand they can bypass insurance companies, so the wealthy are more likely to get treated. A historian explains how this came to be the norm in the U.S. health care system.
Teen Bullies And Their Victims Both Face A Higher Risk Of Suicide
For the first time the nation’s pediatricians point to bullying, both online and in real life, as increasing the risk of suicide for teenagers.
Police respond to false report of hostage situation
Lt. Dave Campbell says a 25-year-old man called police and reported a man with a gun in his backyard holding a female hostage. The man said shots had been fired.