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Staff Spotlight: Nick Borash
Posted on: 03.31.2022
Meet Nick Borash - hanger of sheetrock, snaker of drains, plower of snow Nick has been working as part of our maintenance team in Fairbanks for about 18 months. He previously worked in commercial maintenance and came to Alaska Behavioral Health because “it’s a better company to work for.” [Check out our benefits here!] At first, it was

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AKBH Community Update – March 2022
Posted on: 03.29.2022
In our March 2022 community update: Save the Date! The 9th Alaska Advanced Trauma Training Institute is June 8 & 9th!  Save the Date!  Block ParTAY to celebrate Alaska Seeds of Change and the POWER Center, June 9 - in Anchorage! Read the newsletter

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AKBH Community Update – February 2022
Posted on: 03.21.2022
In our February 2022 community update: Adding Walk-In hours for Psychiatric Care  Alaska Seeds of Change recruiting apprentices! Looking back on a full season of Evies Brinery production! Read the newsletter

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AKBH Community Update – January 2022
Posted on: 03.21.2022
In our January 2022 community update: Expanding Primary Care and Psychiatric Care in Fairbanks 2022 Peer Support Training Calendar is released Looking back on a full season of Evies Brinery production! Read the newsletter

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Recruiting New Apprentices!
Posted on: 02.10.2022
Alaska Seeds of Change is recruiting Apprentices & Volunteers! Alaska Seeds of Change is a unique program to help young people develop job skills while addressing mental health needs. The program works with young people to develop vocational skills in an indoor hydroponic farm and in outdoor gardens in the summer.  Seeds is now recruiting

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Peer Support for Clients with Intensive Needs
Posted on: 02.02.2022
 Staying calm in tough situations Deanna H. is really good at staying calm in challenging situations. It’s a skill she uses a lot in her role as a peer support specialist with our Intensive Case Management [ICM] team in Anchorage. She draws on her own experiences dealing with mental health and substance use, and thinks to herself,

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Evies Brinery Production Season recap!
Posted on: 01.25.2022
Between June and November, the crew at Alaska Seeds of Change chopped, diced, and fermented 80 vats of fresh Alaska produce to make a full-line of fermented vegetable products. The end result: more than 150 cases of kimchi and kraut to sell through the winter. Plus a lot of learning. Evies Brinery Products: Spring Radish Kimchi • Thai

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2022 Peer Support Training Class Schedule
Posted on: 01.20.2022
2022 Peer Support Training Schedule is now Available! Peer Support Professionals are individuals who identify themselves as in recovery: living with a mental illness diagnosis, history of trauma, and/or history of addiction. They may also be a family member of someone who meets that definition.  Peer support specialists bring a different

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Now Welcoming New Medical Patients!
Posted on: 01.19.2022
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Kevin H – Peer Support Specialist
Posted on: 12.21.2021
Peer Support Specialist Kevin H. was a member of Alaska Behavioral Health's very first peer support specialist training, and has worked at the company ever since, with a few different teams. He spends his days checking in with clients by phone, or helping them figure out transportation, housing and other life needs. He brings his personal

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