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2006 behavioral health prevalence estimates in Alaska: Serious behavioral health disorders by household

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Source
State of Alaska. Department of Health and Social Services.
Publication Type
Report
Date
Jan-15-2008
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Author
WICHE Mental Health Program
Source
State of Alaska. Department of Health and Social Services.
Date
Jan-15-2008
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Report
Keywords
Age group
Alaska household demographics
Co-occurring disorders
Indicators
Populations
Prevalence estimates
Serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Serious mental illness (SMI)
Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
Abstract
This report is the first phase of a larger project to generate indicators of disparities in care and unmet need in Alaska. It provides prevalence estimates of serious behavioral health disorders. Prevalence estimates provide a standardized basis for defining the need for services in a population. The second phase of this larger project assesses the number of individuals who actually receive services. The third phase combines the information to generate indicators of unmet need and disparities in care. The project is an initiative of the Division of Behavioral Health (the Division) of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. The Division contracted with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program to facilitate the project. Phase I prevalence estimates were generated by an epidemiologist who has developed a technology specifically for this purpose. The synthetic estimation technology has been used for mental disorders by ten western states; Alaska is the first to use the substance use estimates.
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Health worker opinions about mental illness in Alaska : a component of the evaluation of alcoholism treatment services in the State of Alaska

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Publication Type
Report
Date
1973
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Author
Alaska Native Health Board. Mental Health Evaluation Project
Date
1973
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Report
Physical Holding
University of Alaska Anchorage
Keywords
Mental health -- Public opinion -- Alaska
Alcoholism
Community health aides -- Attitudes
Alcoholism counselors
Notes
RC 455.2.P85 H42 1973
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Suicide clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native communities: A review of the literature and recommendations

https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature288114
Publication Type
Report
Date
Dec-2017
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Author
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Date
Dec-2017
Language
English
Publication Type
Report
Abstract
This paper examines what is known about suicide clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations and uses that information to provide recommendations for stakeholders working to prevent and contain suicide clusters within AI/AN communities.
Online Resources
https://store.samhsa.gov/product/SMA17-5050
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Cost of inpatient mental health care & community options : report to the commissioner

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Date
1997
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Author
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Tribrook AM&G
Alaska Mental Health Board
Public Consulting Group
Alaska. Department of Health & Social Services
Date
1997
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Physical Holding
University of Alaska Anchorage
Keywords
Psychiatric hospitals -- Finance -- Alaska
Mental health services
Mentally ill -- Services for -- Alaska
Community mental health services -- Costs -- Alaska
Notes
RC 445.A43 A64 1997
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Cost of inpatient mental health care & community options: report to the commissioner

https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature292866
Date
1997
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Author
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Alaska Mental Health Board
Alaska. Department of Health & Social Services
Tribrook AM&G
Public Consulting Group
Date
1997
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Physical Holding
University of Alaska Anchorage
Keywords
Psychiatric hospitals -- Alaska -- Finance
Mental health services -- Alaska -- Finance
Mentally ill -- Services for -- Alaska -- Finance
Community mental health services -- Alaska -- Costs -- Forecasting
Notes
RC 445.A43 A64 1997
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Substance use and substance abuse among American Indians and Alaska Natives. [PDF, 266 KB]

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The NSDUH Report (formerly The NHSDA Report) is published periodically by the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission from
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Author
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Digital File Format
Text - PDF
Abstract
This report on alcohol and illicit drug use from 2002 to 2005 is from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
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SubstUseAbuseAmIndians.pdf

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Introduction to therapeutic and counseling principles: manual for human service workers

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Book/Book Chapter
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Author
Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Book/Book Chapter
Physical Holding
University of Alaska Anchorage
Keywords
Mental health counseling -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes
RC 440.2 .I61
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The behavioral health workforce in Alaska: A status report

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Source
University of Alaska Anchorage.
Publication Type
Report
Date
Mar-2004
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Author
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program
Source
University of Alaska Anchorage.
Date
Mar-2004
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Report
Keywords
Alaska occupational and population projections
Alaska workforce data
Behavioral health workforce development
Rural behavioral health
University of Alaska
Abstract
The University of Alaska (UA) system convened a meeting of educators from disciplines spanning the behavioral health field to discuss how they can most effectively address workforce shortages, especially in rural areas. Despite a number of productive efforts in the UA system to develop an effective workforce that is trained in rural behavioral health, educators in Alaska see that more work needs to be done and are committed to formalizing workforce development activities that ensure the needs of Alaskans are met.In order to create a clear path toward achieving the development of an adequate and effective behavioral health workforce, UA educators, in collaboration with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program, have been researching relevant issues facing Alaska. What follows is a summary of relevant concerns and data in several areas, including 1) the national context of rural behavioral health shortages, 2) Alaska workforce data, 3) occupational and population projections in Alaska, 4) trends in UA behavioral health programs regarding enrollment and degrees awarded, and 5) recommendations for developing the behavioral health workforce.
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Alaska Mental Health Trust Workforce Development Initiative : An Overview of Workforce Related Data & Strategies to Address the Gaps.

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Source
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Steering Committee. 48 pages.
Publication Type
Report
Date
[2006]
Alaska Mental Health Trust Workforce Development Initiative An Overview of Workforce Related Data & Strategies to Address the Gaps Prepared by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program
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  1 document  
Author
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program
Source
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Steering Committee. 48 pages.
Date
[2006]
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Report
File Size
442982
Keywords
Alaska
Mental health
Workforce trends
Education and training
Abstract
The Mental Health Trust Authority, in partnership with the State Division of Behavioral Health, and the University of Alaska System brought stakeholders together to strategically discuss and examine the workforce trends and demands in Alaska, including recruitment, retention, education, training, and career opportunities. The goal of this project is to expand upon the current workforce efforts and to increase communication between systems and initiatives to foster a more coordinated strategy that maximizes resources and decreases duplication.
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Alaska Scorecard 2009: Key issues impacting Alaska Mental Health Trust beneficiaries

https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature101176
Publication Type
Article
Date
Dec-2009
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Author
State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska Mental Health Trust
Date
Dec-2009
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Economic security
Health
Mental health
Population indicators
Prevalence estimates
Safety
Online Resources
http://s3.amazonaws.com/zanran_storage/www.hss.state.ak.us/ContentPages/49659699.pdf
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Needs assessment & recommendations on psychiatric rehabilitation for the adult mentally ill in the Alaska Psychiatric Institute and Alaska community mental health centers

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Date
1989
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Author
Alaska Division of Mental Health
UCLA. Clinical Research for Schizophrenia & Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Date
1989
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Physical Holding
University of Alaska Anchorage
Keywords
Alaska Psychiatric Institute -- Evaluation
Mental health services -- Alaska -- Evaluation
Notes
RC 445.A43 N29 1989
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Mental health and quality of mental health care.

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Source
Med Law. 2001;20(4):531-42
Publication Type
Article
Date
2001
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Author
V. Taipale
Author Affiliation
National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Stakes, Finland.
Source
Med Law. 2001;20(4):531-42
Date
2001
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Finland
Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
Mental Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Advocacy - legislation & jurisprudence
Quality of Health Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Abstract
Mental health is an intrinsic part of health. Its prevailing position as secondary to physical health and its consequent neglect are based on inaccurate assumptions about mental health. Nowhere in the world, in either the developed or the developing countries, has mental health work been given priority as part of social policy, health policy or public policy. Yet all countries readily admit the major impact of mental health disturbances on the national economy and public health. The mentally sick are at the bottom of the list in service systems the world over, and the common attitude towards them tends to be highly negative. Meanwhile there is convincing evidence of the global and growing need for mental health services. The international debate on mental health policy has its origins in two arenas: in human rights issues and in service reform issues. The debate on human rights concerns legislation on mental health, compulsory treatment and coercive measures. As to the service reform process, the universal focus has been on the financing of health care, on cuts and downsizing, where no priority has been given to the quality of care. The social consequences of mental illnesses may be far more seriously marginalising for the patient than is the illness itself. They are caused by the inexperience and the exclusion mechanisms of the social community. They are evident also in non-institutional services, causing isolation and rejection. The state of mental health patients will not improve without the strong involvement of health policy planners, quality assurance developers and the medical and scientific community. We need far more studies and research in the field. We need also the empowerment of the patients themselves and their relatives.
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11817384 View in PubMed
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Brain injuries in Alaska: 10-year TBI plan

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Publication Type
Report
Date
Oct-2008
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Author
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Alaska Brain Injury Network
Date
Oct-2008
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Report
Keywords
Acute rehabilitation
Advocacy
Alaska
Children and youth
Identification
Long-Term Care
Outreach
Planning and policies
Post-acute rehabilitation
Prevention
Referral
Service coordination
Service delivery system
TBI
Traumatic brain injury
Vocational rehabilitation
Abstract
The ABIN and partners recognize that a strong system of services that are timely and efficient will be dependent on interagency collaboration, common goals, and defined outcomes. Data across systems will be needed to assess progress toward the overall goal of this plan, which is to improve existing systems and expand services.
Online Resources
http://www.alaskabraininjury.org/documents_akbrain/10%20Year%20TBI%20Plan.pdf
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Postpartum mental health.

https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature217386
Source
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 1994 Sep;15(3):141-6
Publication Type
Article
Date
Sep-1994
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Author
H. Viinamäki
S. Rastas
L. Tukeva
S. Kuha
L. Niskanen
S. Saarikoski
Author Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland.
Source
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 1994 Sep;15(3):141-6
Date
Sep-1994
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Adult
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis - epidemiology - prevention & control - psychology
Female
Finland
Health services needs and demand
Health Surveys
Humans
Incidence
Marriage - psychology
Maternal Health Services - utilization
Mental health
Puerperal Disorders - diagnosis - epidemiology - prevention & control - psychology
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Social Support
Abstract
The mental health of parturients 1-2 months after delivery was assessed. The study was carried out using a questionnaire between September and November 1992 in connection with the postpartum visits of mothers to the maternity health care center. The need for psychological help was assessed using a 12-item questionnaire (General Health Questionnaire), according to which 28% of the subjects needed psychological help. These mothers did not differ from the others in terms of age, marital status, education, or financial situation. Nor was the need for psychological help associated with health habits, with traumatic life events or conflicts during childhood and adolescence, or with delivery-related factors. Mothers needing psychological help were more depressed and considered the social support they were receiving to be inadequate more often than the others. These women also more often reported marital problems during pregnancy and after delivery. None of the mothers had sought help because of mental health problems. It is concluded that antenatal and postnatal clinics should pay more attention to the mental health of mothers.
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8000471 View in PubMed
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Alaska's Behavioral Health Workforce Initiative

https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature100741
Publication Type
Report
Date
Aug-2005
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Author
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
University of Alaska
State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services
Date
Aug-2005
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Report
Keywords
Alaska
Mental health
Abstract
In largely rural states, such as Alaska, there have been historic difficulties in recruiting and retaining an effective behavioral health workforce. The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health described in detail the significant problems facing mental or behavioral health systems throughout the country. Indications are that shortages will become more severe in the next decade, and that professionals will need to have new skills to work in a more integrated behavioral health environment.
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Brochure
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A legislative approach to mental health programs. Mental health legislation in Alberta.

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Source
Can Psychiatr Assoc J. 1973 Aug;18(4):335-7
Publication Type
Article
Date
Aug-1973
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Author
C P Hellon
Source
Can Psychiatr Assoc J. 1973 Aug;18(4):335-7
Date
Aug-1973
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Alberta
Community Mental Health Services - manpower - standards
Forensic Psychiatry
Hospitalization
Hospitals, General
Humans
Legislation, Medical
Mental disorders
Mental health services
PubMed ID
4780753 View in PubMed
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API 2000 : mental health Alaska, phase I reports summary

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Publication Type
Report
Date
1990
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Author
Alaska. Department of Health and Social Service, Division of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities, with Division of Administrative Services
Date
1990
Language
English
Publication Type
Report
Physical Holding
University of Alaska Anchorage
Keywords
Mental health facilities -- Evaluation. -- Alaska
Evaluation
Notes
RC 445.A43 A642 1990
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[Preventive mental health care].

https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature251831
Source
Tidskr Sver Sjukskot. 1975 Oct 9;42(18):4-7
Publication Type
Article
Date
Oct-9-1975
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Author
R. Wendt
Source
Tidskr Sver Sjukskot. 1975 Oct 9;42(18):4-7
Date
Oct-9-1975
Language
Swedish
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Humans
Mental Disorders - prevention & control
Mental health services
Preventive Health Services
Sweden
PubMed ID
1043417 View in PubMed
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Mental health and housing.

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Source
Scand J Soc Med. 1976;4(1):45-51
Publication Type
Article
Date
1976
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Author
O. Kari-Koskinen
P. Karvonen
Source
Scand J Soc Med. 1976;4(1):45-51
Date
1976
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Housing
Humans
Mental health
Residence Characteristics
Rural Population
Satiation
Scandinavia
Social Class
Urban Population
Abstract
With the present trend away from the designing of individual buildings and towards the systematic planning of whole residential communities, it should be possible to take mental health requirements into account at the planning stage. At present, sociologists are all too seldom consulted on matters of residential planning. When discussing the relationship between housing and mental health one cannot restrict oneself only to the external aspects of the house, but rather one must also consider the opportunities available for the members of the family to satisfy their own needs, both within the home and in its immediate surroundings. Factors which may affect residential requirements include geographical location, type and standard of dwelling and time and continuity of occupation. A move between two districts or groups representing different housing norms and values may lead to withdrawal symptoms in the individual. This may arise equally well from the remoteness of the country districts as from the conflicting pressures brought on by the abundance of contacts available in the large towns. Town life tends to heighten susceptibility to neuroses and personality conflicts. The character of a residential area may affect the mental health of its occupants. Faris & Dunham (4), in studying the incidence of various types of mental illness with an urban population, observed that schizophrenia was most common among people who were in some way isolated from social involvement. The striving for spaciousness in residential areas and the creation of a "summer city" or "garden city" image or a "family-centred way of life" may lead to unexpected problems and have a variety of social consequences. Mental health difficulties have been noted, for example, among housewives in "dormitory" towns or suburbs (11). The institutions required by a community may be grouped into four categories, representing the basic needs of its members. These are (1) economic institutions, (2) social and political organizations, (3) leisure-time clubs and (4) societies and institutions for promoting social integration, including educational, advisory and assistance bodies. The study of satiation processes offers an interesting approach to the relationship between housing and mental health. Man requires new stimuli to motivate him. Boredom and satiation serve to induce passivity and may provoke destructive behaviour and escapism. Finland has the highest percentage of dwellings constructed in the immediate post-war period of any country in Europe, and in respect of the functions of housing many aspects are still apparent which are detrimental to mental health.
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1273551 View in PubMed
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Mental health care providers

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Source
University of Alaska Anchorage. 73 pages.
Publication Type
Dissertation
Date
1998
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Author
Wolter, Craig A.
Source
University of Alaska Anchorage. 73 pages.
Date
1998
Language
English
Geographic Location
U.S.
Publication Type
Dissertation
Physical Holding
University of Alaska Anchorage
Keywords
Alaska
Mental health personnel
Notes
ALASKA RA440.8.W65 1998
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