New campaign connects young adults with support for mental health and substance use Anchorage, Alaska — The Alaska Department of Health’s Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention is launching Next Move to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month. The new public health campaign supports young adults ages 18–25 in Alaska by building healthy coping strategies and connecting them to mental health and substance use resources. According to the National Survey on […]
JUNEAU – Monday the Senate passed House Bill 96 by Representative Mike Prax (R – North Pole), creating a Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board, in a vote of 19 to 1. The bill creates the foundation for strong senior care infrastructure within our state by expanding access to affordable home and community-based care, […]
“Kicking 4.3 million Americans off of SNAP is not a flex, it’s a failure,” said Democratic Rep. Shontel Brown. US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Saturday openly celebrated millions of people losing their food assistance, which experts say is a direct result of the Republicans’ 2025 budget law that slashed funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by $186 billion […]
“The question is how many more babies will have to die before the current economic siege against Cuba is lifted.” The publication Monday of another report showing that President Donald Trump’s tightening of the 65-year US embargo of Cuba over his two terms in office is “likely the primary cause of a major increase in infant […]
