“Homelessness is a policy failure,” said one ACLU leader. “Weaponizing federal funding to fuel cruel and ineffective approaches to homelessness won’t solve this crisis.” Advocates for mental health and unhoused people blasted U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday over his executive order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” Trump’s order directs U.S. Attorney General Pam […]
JUNEAU – Alaska lawmakers are raising urgent concerns following the announcement that Providence will close the state’s only sub-acute short-term residential Crisis Recovery Center for youth. The center provides critical care for children between the ages of 12 and 17 who are experiencing suicidal crises and cannot safely remain at home. “This facility is the […]
JUNEAU – Wednesday, Senator Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) introduced legislation strengthening involuntary commitment statutes by adding a five-year option to current Alaska law. With this approach, the state can seek involuntary commitment of individuals who have been found incompetent to stand trial, have a history of repeated felony offenses against the person, and have prior 30, […]
State troopers mistakenly took Alaska’s 2022 Principal of the Year into custody for a mental health examination last week after a family member presented troopers with a document they said was signed by a state judge. That wasn’t true, and Troopers and the Alaska Court System confirmed the mistake Tuesday, six days after Colony High […]