This website offers the opportunity to hear stories directly from veterans in recovery. Personal story topics include transitioning from service, maintaining healthy relationships, managing PTSD. Other resources include handling summer’s challenges, staying safe and connected, and a list of resources near you. To see more, go to: https://maketheconnection.net

July 14, 8:00am-9:00am AKST Wayne State University Campus Health Center is hosting this webinar to teach how to look after the mental health of friends and family and work together to prevent suicide during the coronavirus pandemic. Stef Kastely, a CAPS counselor who will lead the webinar, said the goal is to help students “gain not only more knowledge and awareness …

Researchers at the University of Alaska Anchorage are looking for people 18 years or older who are interested in using a no-cost smartphone app for 3 months to help cut back on their drinking. For more information or to take the eligibility survey, please visit: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/research/institute-social-economic-research/stepawaystudy/

  This is a challenging and stressful time. People across the country are reporting high levels of emotional distress because of COVID-19, including feelings of sadness, exhaustion, fear and worry. That’s why it is more important now than ever before to make your mental health a priority. We have shared resources over the last few months to help you support young …

Can a daily drink or two lead to better health? For many years, the federal government’s influential dietary guidelines implied as much, saying there was evidence that moderate drinking could lower the risk of heart disease and reduce mortality. But now a committee of scientists that is helping to update the latest edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is …

Alaskans have worked to develop Peer Support for many years. The impact of peers providing services can be transformational for a behavioral health system. We have been excited to see a recent increase in the hiring of peers in our state. Since 2017, the Division of Behavioral Health has made a concentrated effort with a diverse group of stakeholders to …

Making an alcohol-free cocktail can be as simple as opening a can of bloody mary mix, but with a little more ambition, the home bartender can create tasty, refreshing and intriguing drinks. In recent years, a number of companies have introduced alcohol-free “spirits,” like Seedlip, an English brand of complex botanical and spice concoctions. From Australia, Lyre’s is a new …

I’ve been a sober woman and outspoken recovery advocate since I quit drinking in 2015. Though I’m Mexican, Jewish, and bisexual, the world sees me as a straight, white woman and I acknowledge my vast amount of privilege in that. I also acknowledge that my life could have taken a very different route if I had a more traditional Mexican …