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Changing Our Name to Reflect Our Growth
Posted on: 06.01.2020
For decades, Anchorage Community Mental Health Services has served the mental health needs of Alaskans. In 2013, we extended operations to Fairbanks with Fairbanks Community Mental Health Services. Over the years, we have created specialized programs, and continued to evolve our treatments to help our clients on their personal journey to wellness

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Using Zoom for Teletherapy

How to Zoom!
Posted on: 03.24.2020
We are now able to offer many of our services remotely. A picture is worth a thousand words, so when possible, we use Zoom to connect with video. We use an encrypted version of Zoom that is compliant with healthcare privacy laws. Sessions are never recorded without a specific signed consent from the client and/or their caregivers, and any recorded

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Principles for Reassuring Kids During Uncertain Times
Posted on: 07.30.2020
Principles for Reassuring Kids During Uncertain Times Free Zoom Webinar August 13 @ 5:00 pm Changing plans and uncertainty can be hard on children (and their parents!) But there are things caregivers can do to provide reassurance and help life move a little more smoothly - for the whole family. This free webinar will be presented by AKBH

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Confronting Bias and Racial Injustice as a Therapist
Posted on: 07.29.2020
by Saraj Gottstein    As a clinical therapist who mostly specializes in trauma work, the components of my job include being a critical thinker, creating spaces that increase awareness, and building relationships. The past two months have been an eye-opening explosion of confronting implicit biases, racial injustice and inequalities, and my

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Current Group Therapy Options
Posted on: 07.14.2020
Evidence shows that group therapy and skill development is effective at helping people experiencing a wide-range of mental health conditions.  At Alaska Behavioral Health, we have multiple options for virtual groups and outdoor, in-person groups available during the Coronovirus pandemic to help those with on-going or emerging mental health

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Coming Soon!
Posted on: 07.13.2020
Alaska Behavioral Health is pleased to welcome child psychiatrist Dr. Curt Wengel to our agency.  Dr. Wengel is board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and is excited about working as part of a team that includes therapy and wrap-around services to fully meet the mental health needs of our clients. Dr. Wengel comes to us from the

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Outdoor Yoga & Pop-up Market with Alaska Seeds of Change!
Posted on: 07.08.2020
We're taking Yoga in the Greenhouse outside to our gardens at Steller Secondary School! Enjoy well-spaced yoga outdoors with Kayli Gronski, buy locally-grown fresh greens and herbs from Alaska Seeds of Change, and see what Seeds and students from Steller have been growing in their outdoor gardens -- all while supporting programs that help youth

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Volunteer Blog: Alaska Seeds of Change
Posted on: 06.23.2020
Alaska Seeds of Change provides vocational training for young people through a variety of programs -- including earning school credit! Vala created this story to share what she learned about working at

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Peer Support Specialist Trainings this Summer
Posted on: 06.10.2020
Learn what it takes to be a Peer Support Specialist here in Alaska. Have you experienced and recovered from trauma, addiction, or mental illness; yourself, your partner, your child, or a member of your immediate family? Use those lived experiences to help others!  Peer support is a growing field within mental health.  Training

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Clinicians Needed for school-based support – Fairbanks
Posted on: 06.08.2020
At Alaska Behavioral Health, our mission is to strengthen Alaska communities and improve the lives of our clients by delivering exceptional behavioral healthcare services. We deliver these services in multiple clinics located in Fairbanks and Anchorage as well as through telemedicine throughout the State. As a part of the Child and Family

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Team building in the time of COVID with Team Building!
Posted on: 05.26.2020
Team building in the era of COVID can be a little challenging. Most meetings happen via Zoom. We have new staff members who have never met their colleagues in person.  No more pot luck birthday lunches. But staff find a way.  One of our teams, who used to socialize outside of work regularly, is hosting a Zoom party this week.  To make sure

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