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Common Sense Parenting Classes!

Posted on: 01.20.2025

Common Sense Parenting® (CSP) provides parents and caregivers with logical strategies and easy-to-learn techniques to address issues of communication, discipline, decision-making, relationships, self-control and school success. These classes incorporate research-proven child care methods that are derived directly from the Boys Town Family Home

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Mental Health First Aid – November 9

Posted on: 09.19.2023

Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a

Hosting an Occupational Therapy Intern

Posted on: 05.31.2022

A new internship at Alaska Behavioral Health In Spring 2022, Alaska Behavioral Health hosted its first Occupational Therapy student intern. Baylee Bartgis spent 14 weeks working with our Child and Family Team in Anchorage for her senior capstone project, just before graduating from Creighton University. What is Occupational Therapy? The

Peer Support for Clients with Intensive Needs

Posted on: 02.02.2022

Staying calm in tough situations Deanna H. is really good at staying calm in challenging situations. It’s a skill she uses a lot in her role as a peer support specialist with our Intensive Case Management [ICM] team in Anchorage. She draws on her own experiences dealing with mental health and substance use, and thinks to herself,

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2022 Peer Support Training Class Schedule

Posted on: 01.20.2022

2022 Peer Support Training Schedule is now Available! Peer Support Professionals are individuals who identify themselves as in recovery: living with a mental illness diagnosis, history of trauma, and/or history of addiction. They may also be a family member of someone who meets that definition. Peer support specialists bring a different