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Family Based Treatment for Eating Disorders
Posted on: 02.27.2026
What do you do if your child or teen has an eating disorder? For years, the answer in Alaska involved out-of-state inpatient treatment, with families navigating a rough transition home with little support or relocating to seek care for their child.   Over the last several years, organizations such as the Alaska Eating Disorder Alliance

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What does a morning at the peer drop-in center look like?
Posted on: 08.07.2026
A peek into Alaska Behavioral Health's peer drop-in center Written by Kaitlyn Gaub, Communications Intern I walked into the second-floor peer drop-in center on Gambell Street one Tuesday morning to see what an average day looks like.   I was greeted by the peer-support specialists and clinicians and pulled up a chair.

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Pop-Up Conversation Series: Coffee with a Clinician
Posted on: 07.14.2026
Join us to talk about common mental health concerns with one of our clinicians! Alaska Behavioral Health is excited to be hosting a series of conversations with our clinical experts on topics of interest to parents and caregivers. These sessions will be hosted on Zoom and live-streamed. To participate and ask questions, you will need to

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Using AI for “therapy”
Posted on: 07.01.2026
Pros and pitfalls of using AI chatbots for mental health support Written by Kaitlyn Gaub, Communications Intern Artificial intelligence is a rapidly growing technology with a wide variety of uses. An increasingly popular use of generative AI is as a form of mental health support. The temptation is real, as one college student, Violet,

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Clinical Lunch and Learns
Posted on: 07.01.2026
Weekly Lunch & Learns open to the community! Alaska Behavioral Health is pleased to offer our weekly lunch and learn series to clinical interns and clinicians looking for no-cost learning opportunities to develop and grow as clinicians! REGISTER HERE What: Weekly educational presentations with discussion on various topics

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