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Talk of Alaska: Crisis Now and mental health resources

two staff from CITC lead a class on suicide intervention
Cook Inlet Tribal Council's suicide intervention coordinator Kris Green (left) and youth prevention coordinator Colleen Newcity (right) teach a 16-hour suicide intervention training course in Anchorage to a small class on Nov. 1, 2021. Green says the course emphasizes words, tools, and skills for suicide intervention. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media)

When you're in the middle of a mental health crisis you need help immediately but options are often limited and inappropriate. Organizations around Alaska are working to change that and connect people with the support they need. Guest host Anne Hillman discusses Crisis Now and the state's evolving mental health response system.

Listen here:

HOST: Anne Hillman

GUESTS:

Summer Lefebvre, Psychiatric Emergency Department Manager, Providence Alaska Medical Center

Steve Williams, Chief Operating Officer, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

PARTICIPATE:

Call  907-550-8422 (Anchorage) or  1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during the live broadcast.

Send an email to  talk@alaskapublic.org (Comments may be read on air).

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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2021 at 10 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
LIVE Web stream:  Click here to stream.