The courts serve as an alternative for people with mental health issues when legal charges are filed. The courts steer people to help through community services rather than jail.
Mental Health
Wilderness therapy could battle addiction, is lacking in Alaska
One approach for battling addiction and other behavioral health issues lies just outside our front doors.
Brother-in-law reflects on life after Anthony Choquette’s death at AFN
Anthony Choquette’s brother-in-law says the family did everything they could to help him before he committed suicide last month at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage.
Norton Sound looking for ‘something different’ to deal with mental health, substance abuse
The focus of the talks across the Norton Sound are broad, but discussions at Nome’s Pioneer Hall brought local providers face to face with the heads of major state agencies, forcing many to confront uncomfortable truths.
Behind Bars, Vets With PTSD Face A New War Zone, With Little Support
“For my PTSD issues, jail is the least therapeutic atmosphere you could ever imagine,” says Iraq veteran David Carlson. “You come in one way and you leave three times worse.”
Defense secretary talks to Fairbanks servicemen on drawdown, suicide
“I would be proud if we figured out suicide in a way that was not only helpful to our own members who are having that problem, but to society as a whole,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.