Gennifer Moreau-Johnson
Director

 Farina Brown
Deputy Director

"Partners promoting
healthy communities."

Mission & Values

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Welcome​ to Behavioral Health

Continuum of Care

The Division of Behavioral Health has a commitment to improving the quality of life of Alaskans through the right service to the right person at the right time. The central purpose of the division is to provide a continuum of statewide behavioral health services (mental health and substance use) ranging from prevention and screening to brief intervention and acute psychiatric care.

 

 

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1115 Waiver Demonstration Project

June 2019 - Alaska’s 1115 Medicaid waiver, the Alaska Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health Program, was approved in November 2018, with the implementation plan receiving approval in March 2019. The waiver provides greater flexibility to offer a broader range of services to fill existing service gaps and reduce Alaska’s reliance on crisis services. Visit the 1115 Behavioral Health Medicaid Waiver page for more information. Sign up to receive email updates on the 1115 Waiver.

• Alaska Behavioral Health Provider Standards and Admin Procedures Manual 10.07.19
  
• Chart of 1115 Medicaid Waiver Services 10.07.2019
  

Current Events & Announcements

• Substance misuse and addiction treatment
  Are you finding it difficult to stop using alcohol, prescription medications or other substances? If you've thought about cutting down or stopping, here is a list of providers, Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers (updated 10/30/2019) or see the links under Treatment Bed Availability on the right hand menu.
  
  Here are resources for information on opioids (prescription pain medications, heroin and more) and treatment options:
  
• Opioids Fact Sheet
  
• Heroin and Opioid Use in Alaska (http://opioids.alaska.gov)

• Decisions in Recovery: A new treatment tool for Opioid Use Disorder

List of Alaska providers who offer opioid misuse treatment:​


• Medication Assisted Treatment Providers Updated 10/30/2019
  

• DHSS Answers to Questions Received Through Public Comment Related to the Proposed Autism Services Regulations
• Guidance for Medical and Tuberculosis screening 2-27-17
  
• Alaska State Suicide Prevention Plan: FY2018-2022
• 2013 Primary Care Survey Report Results
• Key Issues Impacting Alaska Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries

Self Help Resources

• Careline Crisis Intervention
• Bright Futures Socio-Emotional Development Discussion and Referral Tools: Infancy, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood and Adolescence
• Substance Abuse or Mental Health Treatment Facility Locator
• Support Groups Helpful to Recovery
• Brochure: Supports for Alaska's children with severe emotional disturbance
• Peer Support Webinars
• Find Substance Abuse Treatment
  

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