Statement from Trust CEO Mike Abbott

June 19, 2020 At the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, our work and our mission is to improve the lives and circumstances of Trust beneficiaries. Systemic racism and racial trauma, as well as disparities in the systems that serve them, harm the mental health, lives, and circumstances of many beneficiaries in our state.  Alaskans of all races, regardless of their …

ALASKA MENTAL HEALTH TRUST AUTHORITY PROVIDES MORE THAN $1.2M IN COVID-19 RESPONSE GRANTS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ALASKA

June 10, 2020 – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (Trust) has awarded 62 COVID-19 response grants totaling more than $1.2M to partner organizations across the state. Based on the response to the program, and assessed partner need, trustees approved up to $1.5M for this program. The Trust is providing grants of up …