A striking decline in teen mental health has coincided with the rise of smartphones and social media. Is social media causing the mental health challenges? Finally, research can answer that question.
Mental Health
Juneau youth say needing parental permission would limit access to LGBTQ+ spaces
Some of the youth said their parents were supportive of their identities. For others, the Alliance group offers support while they think about how to talk to their families about who they are.
Gov. Dunleavyʼs bill is unlikely to pass but still could hurt Alaska’s LGBTQ students
Amelia Hanrahan, a Juneau mental health clinician, says there’s no scientific basis for the proposal.
The unseen driver of Alaska’s record jail deaths: Suicide
The Anchorage Daily News obtained and reviewed Alaska State Troopers investigation reports and medical examiner records, and spoke with family members, advocates and prison officials. Here’s what they found.
Juneau organization will expand amid youth mental health crisis
JAMHI Health & Wellness will have a new facility thanks to $870,000 that Sen. Lisa Murkowski earmarked for the project in the federal omnibus spending bill.
Alaska children are being institutionalized when they don’t have to be, Justice Department says
The investigation found that youth in the state were forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long institutionalization in locked facilities because no alternatives exist.