Building Bridges: Alaska Peer Support Conference 2022

Via Zoom

Registration is now OPEN for the Building Bridges: Alaska Peer Support Conference 2022 taking place on Zoom from June 14 to June 16. The conference, hosted by the State of Alaska Division of Behavioral Health and the Alaska Mental Health Trust, is hoping to provide inspiration for this ever-growing workforce, create opportunities to meet and interact, and to learn and ...

Official Juneteenth Anchorage Citywide Celebration

Delaney Park Strip

Join us for the official annual Anchorage Juneteenth Citywide Celebration on the Delaney Parkstrip! Check out the Recover Alaska booth and Sober Garden! Saturday June 18th and Sunday June 19th 1pm-6pm each day This event will feature vendors, entertainment, dignitaries, parade, pageant, speakers and more! This event is free to attend, and all are invited. Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence ...

Self Care Strategies for Work and Home

Online Via Zoom

Pandemic fatigue. Zoom fatigue. Political fatigue. It’s real and it has taken a toll on so many of us as we have entered year 3 of the pandemic. Given our changing times, we are offering another training on Self-Care. The interactive training will include three sessions per day via Zoom with plenty of breaks in between. Self-care tools and strategies ...

Science of Stigma

The Science of Stigma: A Training About What We Know & What We Can Do to Address It   Stigma is a barrier to progress on several social issues relevant to those working in the fields of public health, prevention, mental health, and substance misuse. Stigma is associated with a variety of negative social and health outcomes. For example, many ...

SafeTALK

Suicide Intervention Tools that You Can Use About this event SAVE a LIFE - SafeTALK is a 3.5 hour training to give you the words, skills and tools to help someone who is having thoughts of suicide. You will learn how to be suicide-alert; conduct an effective conversation; and refer to local professional providers.

Being an Ally in Indian Country

Online Via Zoom

Many non-Natives work in various capacities in Indian Country- from tribal administrators to front line workers to urban Indian center employees. In addition, other non-Natives work in other agencies that serve or collaborate with Indian Country. Learning by doing is the way most allies become allies. This interactive training will be facilitated by a team of NWI trainers and is ...

We Are Of: A Weekend of Relating to Race & Land

Join us August 6th & 7th for a weekend long conversation about the relationship between race and land in Alaska. The Alaska Humanities Forum is excited to invite Mistinguette Smith from the Black/Land Project to facilitate a two day intensive conversation experience. Saturday August 6th will be specifically for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) folks. Sunday August 7th will be ...

Middle School Summer Camp – Behavioral Health Careers

Machetanz Building, MatSu College 8295 College Drive, Palmer, AK, United States

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP August 8 - 12, 2022 Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Fred and Sara Machetanz (FSM) Room 205   FREE to incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students must bring their own sack lunch and water bottle.     Learn more about careers in mental health and human services while exploring themes of holistic health, ...

Remembrance & Possibilities

  International Overdose Awareness Day & National Recovery Month Wednesday, August 31st at 10:00am-7:00pm at Nunley Park (adjacent to MyHouse of Mat-Su) Acknowledgment of names lost to drug overdoses, BBQ, vendors, & speakers. All are welcome! Hosted by MyHouse of Mat-Su, Mat-Su Opioid Task Force, & partners. for more info contact John Green ([email protected]) for acknowledgment of names. James Savage, ...