Positions Available

Executive Director - Anchorage;  Program Director - Anchorage; YouthMOVE-Alaska Coordinator; Peer Navigator positions - Northwest Arctic or Barrow area; Childcare position - Anchorage.


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Support Groups

Family Centered Services of Alaska

Family Centered Services of Alaska

The Rural Web Portal: Healthy Children and Families

The Rural Web Portal: Healthy Children and Families

 

Mental Health Self-Help Clearinghouse

MH Self Help

Suicide Survivor's Support Groups in Anchorage

Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Support Group

When: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 7 to 9 PM

Contact Person: Chaplain Bert McQueen (907) 272-3100

Alaska Police and Fire Chaplain's Ministries 1805 Academy Anchorage, Alaska 99507 http://www.apcm.org

 

Cook Inlet Tribal Council - Services

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Convenant House - Youth Supports, Anchorage

  1. Crisis Center

-         Shelter , hot food, a shower, clean clothes, warm bed, and immediate medical attention youth might need

Manitas por Autismo

New Spanish language website by families for families of children and youth with autism— Manitas por Autismo at www.manitasporautismo.com. The mission of this website, created by Maria Abinader, a Support Parent and Peer Consultant for the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), for Latino families, is to share information, hope, guidance and resources with Latino families; to promote understanding of autism; to create a data base specific to autism; and to defend the rights of children and youth with autism.
Source: 
http://www.manitasporautismo.com

Parents Helping Parents

Parents Helping Parents
Parent directed family resource center for children with any kind of special need (mental, physical, emotional, or learning disabilities).

Alaska Chapter of National Down Syndrome Congress

Alaska Chapter of National Down Syndrome Congress
The Chapter's purpose remains to provide education and disseminate information for members, new parents and the community as a whole; to provide parent-to-parent support to families of children with Down syndrome; to gather socially and share experiences; and to he an advocacy group for political effectiveness.

The Parent Advocate Network

The Parent Advocate Network
I am the mom of a child with mental illness and it is my hope to help someone in a similar situation as myself. I'm so glad you found us ... now first off, take a deep breath ... sit back and try to survive the ride of your life!

Self Injury Information

Information about Self Injury, how to help a friend or yourself  http://www.siari.co.uk/ 

The Self-Injury Hotline is 1-800-DONT CUT or 1-800-366-8288 and on the web at http://www.selfinjury.com

FFSA

FACING FOSTER CARE IN ALASKA

Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA) is a group of current foster youth and alumni that has formed to make improvements to the foster care system in Alaska.  Please contact shae@ayfn for any information.

Source: 
http://www.alaskacasa.org/news.htm

The Federation of Families for Childrens Mental Health

The National family-run organization dedicated exclusively to helping children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality of life. We: Provide leadership to develop and sustain a nationwide network of family-run organizations. Focus the passion and cultural diversity of our membership to be a potent force for changing how systems respond to children with mental health needs and their families. Help policy-makers, agencies, and providers become more effective in delivering services and supports that foster healthy emotional development for all children.
Source: 
http://www.ffcmh.org

Mental Health Matters

Information for consumers to learn about psychological symptoms and disorders; provides detailed technical articles on disorders, symptoms, treatment modes; medications; links to electronic support groups and national advocacy efforts
Source: 
http://www.mental-health-matters.com/
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