Join professionals around the state for the 13th Annual School Health & Wellness Institute in Anchorage, Alaska. This year’s event will be held October 29-31 at the BP Energy Center. For more information, please click here.
Webinar- Prevention in Practice: Building Communities that Strengthen the Resiliency of Future Generations
Presenters from Chicago’s Jewish Center for Addiction and the Georgia Prevention Project will share strategies and descriptions of youth-led programs that are strengthening the resilience of young people and preventing the future generations from harm. For more information, and to register, click here.
Webinar- ACEs: The Role of Life Experiences in Shaping Brain Development
This 1-hour training will be led by public health experts from Tennessee, based on their curriculum, “Building Strong Brains: The Role of Life Experiences in Shaping Brain Development.” Participants who take the entire webinar training will receive a certificate of completion. For more information, and to register, click here.
In a dysfunctional Midtown Anchorage park, a microcosm of problems and possibilities
Some people who live nearby say Arctic Benson Park feels completely given over to people struggling with addiction and alcoholism — depriving a neighborhood where 17 percent of people live in poverty of one of its green spaces. “I never see kids go over there,” said Elena Moralas, who lives just down the street in a trailer painted pumpkin orange, with a …
Sober Sober Revolution with Medium Build and Middle Part
Recover Alaska would love for you to join us September 6th at the Church of Love in Anchorage (3502 Spenard Rd, Anchorage, AK 99503) for a night of music with Medium Build and Middle Part! Doors open at 7pm and the show begins at 7:30! Music, food, drinks, and it’s all FREE, see you there!!
5k Run/Walk for Recovery
Recover Alaska and Real About Addiction are holding a 5K run/walk for Recovery Saturday, September 15th. Join our community for a united connection to support those suffering from addiction and their family members. The 5k will begin at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage (1824 W 15th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501) All levels of physical activity are welcome. You can learn more …
The Anonymous People- Fairbanks Screening
The Anonymous People is a feature documentary film about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Join Recover Alaska at the Morris Thompson Cultural Center in Fairbanks on September 18th for this showing. Email [email protected] for more information.
Webinar Series: The Power of Perceptions and Understanding: Changing How We Deliver Treatment and Recovery Services
SAMHSA, together with Massachusetts General Hospital’s Recovery Research Institute, invites health care professionals at all levels to watch a series of webcasts, The Power of Perceptions and Understanding: Changing How We Deliver Treatment and Recovery Services. The series includes discussions among experts in the field of addiction treatment, research, and policy on: Overcoming stigma and ending discrimination Why addiction is …
Ernie Turner Ribbon Cutting and Open House
CITC is celebrating the opening of the new Ernie Turner Center on Thursday, August 2, 2-4 pm at their new location in Chugiak, Alaska. Remarks begin at 2:15. More information can be found here.