Welcome to Behavioral Health
Gennifer Moreau-Johnson
Director
Farina Brown
Deputy Director
Contact the division at HSS.DBH@Alaska.gov
"Partners promoting
healthy communities."
Mission & Values
Serve clients with challenging
behaviors? Help is available.
Welcome to Behavioral Health
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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.
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 Community Resources
- 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 12/29/2020) or see the links under Treatment Bed Availability on the right hand menu.
Alaska providers who offer opioid misuse treatment:
Resources for information on opioids (prescription pain medications, heroin and more) and treatment options:
Resources
Public Comment Sought
Combined Behavioral Health Assessment and Plan (SABG and MHBG)
Public input is open for this SAMHSA grant application. To view the application, log into
https://bgas.samhsa.gov/ with the username citizenak and password citizen.
Once you log in, click on the link “View an Existing Application” then click the link “2021 Block Grant Application” Finally, click the tab “View Application” to view the current State of Alaska 2021 Block Grant application.