Man stands next to luggage
When Walter P. started his summer job as a luggage handler for HAP-Yukon-Alaska(Holland America Princess), he wasn’t sure he’d like working with customers. It had been six years since he’d had a job. He was worried interacting with customers would make him anxious.  But it turned out, he liked it – and he was good at it. His supervisors

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group of employees; text: join our team, therapists needed
ACMHS is growing to meet the needs of our community. We are looking for therapists who want to join us in this effort.  ACMHS has multiple clinics in Anchorage and Fairbanks.  Our Child and Family services includes a nationally recognized Child Trauma Center, a therapeutic preschool and early childhood specialty clinic, a transition age youth

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northern lights, world mental health day October 10
Pure Barre Anchorage recognizes that mental health care is an integral part of health care.  On October 10, World Mental Health Day, Pure Barre will donate $5 to ACMHS for every person who attends class!  Current members can bring a guest for only $10. From 5- 7 pm, we'll have an ACMHS staff person on hand to answer any questions, and some

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October 7, 2019 @ 5:30 pm Free Movie and Panel Discussion for Mental Illness Awareness Week Infinitely Polar Bear, starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoë Saldana This year, 1 in 5 adults in the US will experience a mental health issue; 1 in 25 will experience a mental illness severe enough to limit major life activities. Additionally, 1 in 5 youth

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childrens art on wall
When Ken Curl packed for his trip to Alaska, he may not have expected dirt-moving to be on his itinerary.  But on the ground, he learned how digging dirt and growing food are an integral part of mental health services for transition age youth at ACMHS. Curl is a grant program officer for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

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five co-workers
At a recent Tuesday morning meeting, the Transitions Team at ACMHS reviewed their client list – noting who’d they seen recently, who was in the hospital, or in jail.  One client had been released by Department of Corrections the day before. “I would really like us to see him within 48 hours,” team manager Cheryl Charic said. “I know

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Starting September 25, ACMHS will offer a new group for teens focusing on feeling identification, body modulation, competency, stress education and management, mind/body connection, mindfulness, and yoga. Group will meet Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:30, September 25 through November 20 (no group on October 23) in the U-Med district at our Folker

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man on bicycle
Big thanks to a few people who have recently hosted personal fundraisers for ACMHS and it's programs.  Your support means so much to us and our clients.  Congrats to Adam Looney for finishing his Colorado trail ride, and Happy belated birthdays to Emily, Adam, and DeJohn, for supporting our programs Alaska Seeds of Change, POWER youth Center,

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Man works with plants
ACMHS is pleased to have received a Rasmuson Foundation Tier 1 grant to improve the efficiency of work spaces at our Alaska Seeds of Change program.  Some new sinks and more work tables will really help the efficiency of the work flow and make space for more youth to work at Seeds! At Alaska Seeds of Change, we provide vocational and life

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