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Staff Spotlight
Meet Gabby Frook
Meet Gabby Frook, Fairbanks Child & Family Clinician Gabby Frook is a Master’s level clinician working toward her LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensure, a military spouse, and maybe most of all, a Harry Potter fan. Moving to Alaska Gabby moved to Alaska from South Carolina. She has embraced the beauty and the outdoors, 4-wheeling and […]
Program Spotlight
#GivingTuesday for Alaska Seeds of Change
This fall we said goodbye to Chase*, in the best possible way. After completing his apprenticeship with Alaska Seeds of Change, Chase moved on to full-time employment in a commercial hydroponic farm in Anchorage. Learning to Trust Himself In his nine months with Alaska Seeds of Change, Chase learned all the aspects of running […]
Recovery Spotlight
Kevin H – Peer Support Specialist
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Child & Family Services
Child and Family Services Continuum provides a wide range of therapeutic services to children and adolescents with mild, moderate, and severe emotional disturbance, along with their families.
Teen and Young Adult Services
ACMHS provides a wide range of services for young people ages 13-24 who are experiencing mental/behavioral health challenges.
Adult Services
ACMHS and FCMHS provide comprehensive outpatient treatment services for adults experiencing mild, moderate and severe mental illness. ACMHS/FCMHS assesses all clients through an intake process, based on their needs and functionality.
Vocational Services
Recovery from severe mental illness is not only possible, but it is the goal for all participants in our youth and adult programs. While recovery looks different for everyone, gainful employment is a component of living in recovery.
Latest News & Events
Now Welcoming New Medical Patients!
Now Welcoming New Medical Patients! We have expanded our psychiatry teams in both Anchorage and Fairbanks, and are accepting new clients! Our providers can see patients for psychiatric medication management only, coordinating with other primary care and therapy providers, or patients can access therapy, primary care, and psychiatry through our clinics. We serve all ages. […]
Kevin H – Peer Support Specialist
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 […]
AKBH Community Update – December 2021
In our December 2021 community update: Meet our new psychiatric providers Holiday Hours Thank you, volunteers! Read the newsletter here.
AKBH Community Update – November 2021
In our November 2021 community update: Join us at our Anchorage Hiring event! Adult Mental Health Residential Treatment starts in Fairbanks Last peer support trainings for 2021 coming soon! Read the newsletter here.
Fairbanks Open House
Adult Mental Health Residential Treatment Services start in Fairbanks on Monday, November 22! Alaska Behavioral Health’s Tamarack Living Center will provide mental health residential treatment for adults in Fairbanks who:have acute mental health needs and have not responded to outpatient treatment need further treatment following inpatient psychiatric hospitalization need the stability of a 24-hour program […]
Anchorage Hiring Event!
Get Hired! by Alaska Behavioral Health On the spot interviews, job offers, and onboarding for various clinical positions in child, family, and adult services Open positions include: Medical ReceptionistResidential Services Clinicians and Clinical AssociatesIntensive Case Management Clinicians and Clinical AssociatesACT Team Clinicians and Clinical AssociatesChild and Family Clinicians and Clinical AssociatesLittle Tyles Clinical AssociatesAdult […]
Alaska Behavioral Health Receives Federal Funding
New Federal Funding for Alaska Alaska Behavioral Health recently began work under two new federal grants to expand access to mental health services for Alaskans. Services for Children Alaska Behavioral Health has begun work under a new grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). AKBH received […]
AKBH Community Update – October 2021
In our October 2021 community update: Meet a child & family clinician who takes an energetic and creative approach to care! Billy’s Halloween fundraiser for The Power Center Federal grants help expand capacity and improve access to services Read the newsletter here.
Halloween Fundraiser for the POWER Center
“Camp Crystal” host collects food, clothing, and $$ to support youth in transition through the POWER Center! For the second year, Anchorage resident Billy Stapleton is using his love of Halloween to support youth in transition through the POWER Center. Billy himself experienced homelessness as a young person, and that has driven him to find […]
October 6: Mental Health Q & A for Teens!
Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 3-10 We’re marking Mental Illness Awareness Week with a Q& A hosted by and designed for teens and young adults. Our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Curt Wengel and LMSW Veronica Griffith will be on hand to answer questions in a hybrid virtual/in-person event. Young people at two “Watch Parties” will […]
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