Alaska youth need expanded access to mental health support, advocates tell lawmakers

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Alaska youth need expanded access to mental health support, advocates tell lawmakers
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“We know that Alaska is No. 1 in all of the bad things,' Sen. Löki Tobin said. 'So I think we have a real opportunity to figure out some ways that we can intervene.'

Expanded access to mental health care was a primary concern for the state legislators and nonprofits serving children and families who responded to a survey for the Alaska Children’s Caucus.

Sen. Löki Tobin, D-Anchorage, who led the meeting in Anchorage, said that throughout the last legislative session, the testimony from Alaskans about their need for support of mental and behavioral health services was overwhelming.

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