In the April 2019 ACMHS Newsletter, meet client Chip Ellis and learn about his path to living well with schizophrenia, gearing up for mental health awareness month, and find out how to become a summer

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A couple of months ago, we introduced you to Chip Ellis and his therapist, Stephen Washington. Everyone's path to wellness is different. We're proud of Chip for all the work he does to stay on his path, and grateful he is willing to share the story of his personal journey to

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In the March 2019 Newsletter, our Fy 2018 Annual Report is released, it's not too late to Pick.Click.Give for ACMHS, and save the date for the 7th Annual Alaska Advanced Trauma Training

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Our Alaska Youth Advocates fundraising auction at Williwaw was a blast! Thanks to all who donated items for the Silent Auction or otherwise supported the event: Williwaw Social Alaska Escape Rooms Alaska Fur Exchange Nature's Jewels Deha Yoga Alaska Club Costco 2 Friends Art Gallery Alaska Geographic Hotel

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In the February Newsletter, meet Chip Ellis and Stephen Washington -  a well-matched client/clinician pair, Alaska Seeds of Change is featured at the museum,  and contributing toward Trauma-Informed Schools in

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The Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) and the Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB) released a new resource for Alaska schools entitled “Transforming Schools: A Framework for Trauma-Engaged Practice in Alaska”.  Their press release describes the guide as an innovative framework that "provides schools with a

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In the January Newsletter, FCMHS client Chad describes how reconnecting with services at ACMHS helped him find housing and a new sense of possibility, and Saunigo Go-go describes how Alaska Youth Advocates helped him get back on his

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Meet Sauniga Gogo. He’s a big guy, and he hugs often: you feel his warmth the minute you meet him. His staff call him “Gogo” and respond with smiles to his shouts of greeting down the hallways.  Sauniga Gogo has been general manager at this midtown Anchorage hotel for about a month. A year-and-a half ago, he was homeless. Gogo says he

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