Alaska dropped seven places to rank 47th in the nation in overall child well-being, according to a nationally recognized survey by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Advocates say the decline is troubling and reflects years of declining investment in Alaska children and families. The scoring system is p
Jun. 7—The Alaska Department of Health has identified more than 200 health clinics, hospitals, tribes, local governments and other entities in the running to...
The Alaska Legislature passed a bill requiring the state to develop guidelines for mental health instruction in Alaska school districts. The aim is to place mental health education for K-12 students on par with physical education. House lawmakers passed Senate Bill 41 by a 27 to 13 vote late Thursda
One solution advocates called for was the passage of a bill that helps fund mental health crisis services and the 988 lifeline. If passed, a 98-cent surcharge would be added to all local telephone numbers.
If passed, Alaska would join more than 40 other states in a shared licensing process. The aim is to address the state’s nursing shortage, but nurse unions are pushing back.
The head of the Veterans Affairs Department has repeatedly said that the agency needs to hire more doctors, nurses and other providers “taking care of people on the front line,” even as President Donald Trump seeks to shrink the federal...
The state must award the funding by October or risk losing it.
A clinic in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula is providing monthly buprenorphine shots to treat opioid use disorder, including for people anticipating incarceration. The Ninilchik Community Clinic, run by…
