The United States Department of Justice issued a report in December 2022 that found that Alaskan youth are institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric residential treatment facilities at higher rates and for longer periods than minors in other states.

Identity Alaska’s Anchorage clinic will end patient care this month. They’re closing their doors because of financial and logistical pressures.

Officials say the policy reduces barriers to housing and helps people maintain stability and dignity during tough times.

City officials say behavioral health care is a key piece of their homeless response.

The lawsuit was brought by a national nonprofit that argued children in state custody are at risk of harm because of systemic inadequacies.

Eagle River residents and military veterans Justin and Wella Jay share some of those insights in a moving conversation about the magic of the trail and supporting someone you love as they take on a big adventure.

Around 25,000 Alaskans are facing skyrocketing insurance costs in 2026. So we found some other options for accessing affordable care.

If passed, Alaska would join more than 40 other states in a shared licensing process. The aim is to address the state’s nursing shortage, but nurse unions are pushing back.

The ACLU Alaska is suing the Alaska Department of Corrections on behalf of a man who said he was forcibly medicated with powerful psychotropic medication for most of the past seven years.

The recommendations are not binding but offer the legislature a guide to what laws Alaska would need to offer care if medicines become legal federally.

Typically, insurance covers just one prosthetic or orthotic device for those who need them. But that leaves many without a device for athletics or bathing.

The bill would require schools to provide unbiased information on communication for deaf and hearing-impaired students and support the family’s choice, but experts say it misses kids under 4.