Anne Hillman
Healthy Communities EditorAnne has done many things at Alaska Public Media over the past decade from covering Anchorage Assembly to hosting community conversations inside correctional facilities across the state.
After years of covering mental health and social justice issues, she’s back in school full-time for social work. At Alaska Public Media these days, you can hear her as one of the hosts of Hometown, Alaska or see her at the community wellness events she’s facilitating in communities around the state.
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Karen Hobart said her main goal as a school counselor is to help kids graduate, and that means looking at a lot more than just their grades or the number of credits they’ve earned. She also connects them to resources like food, safe transportation, or different types of mental health care. -
Through podcasting, music and story sharing, Ralph Sara is working to make people see that recovery from addiction is possible. -
An Anchorage teenager made major shifts in his approach to life and is about to graduate high school. He never saw a therapist, never thought about mental health. But mental health is tied to all of it. -
Self-harm is a coping mechanism and a call for help. It can also be extremely hard to talk about. -
The Northern Hope Center is a free, member-driven drop-in center for adults with serious mental illnesses that gives people a social safety net free from judgment. -
The city’s Mobile Crisis Team started two months ago and is bringing mental health services directly to people in crisis. -
Peer mentors can now receive certification in Alaska to provide support for people in recovery from substance use and mental health issues. -
Thousands of Alaskans seriously consider suicide every year. Learning to talk directly about it can help people intervene and stop someone from trying. -
Thousands of Alaskans have been homeless, but the number would be much higher if organizations and individuals didn't work to prevent it. On the next Talk of Alaska we're discussing solutions for preventing homelessness, and why it affects everyone in the state, not just the families who experience it. LISTEN HERE -
Dion Wynne was hospitalized and couldn't work, but received enough help to keep his housing. His success isn't just important for his family -- it helps everyone. Now advocates are working to make the homeless prevention system less cumbersome.
