Anchorage, Alaska, (April 1, 2019) At a board meeting on March 28, 2019, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Trustees directed $150,000 to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to help the state address the significant backlog of defendants currently in jail waiting for forensic psychiatric evaluations. At this time, an estimated 45 Trust beneficiaries are in a …

Are you interested in behavioral health and Alaska’s continuum of care? We want to hear from you. A draft of Strengthening the System: The Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan for Alaska is currently out for public review with comments due on April 12, 2019. The Department of Health and Social Services in coordination with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and …