ANNUAL REPORT RELEASED  -- The Trust's FY2009 is available for download. The report provides details of the programs and services supported by The Trust during FY2009 and previews issues and programs of continuing interest to The Trust as we work to improve the lives and circumstances of Alaskans with mental illness, developmental disabilities, chronic alcoholism, or Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.  For a printed copy of the annual report, contact us.  

A PLACE TO CALL HOME CHANGES LIVES -- The Trust and its partner advisory boards have launched a media campaign about housing and homelessness as part of our ongoing "You Know Me" campaign, which is aimed at reducing the stigma many Trust beneficiaries experience and promoting treatment and services. The  TV spot and print ad promote the need for housing as a first step in helping people who are homeless gain stability and get treatment and services so they can rebuild their lives.      

2010 LEGISLATIVE SESSION -- The Trust has presented to the Governor and the Legislature the Trustees' recommendations for the FY2011 Mental Health Budget bill. This overview of the recommendations was presented to the House and Senate Finance Committees. See Trust Budget for an explanation and diagram of the annual Mental Health Budget Bill process.

If you want to become involved in supporting Trust beneficiaries through the legislative process, consider joining our ACTION NETWORK.   

Trust related WebEx Meeting Information and Access Codes

• The FY11 Budget Spreadsheets were signed by the Chair of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority's Board of Trustees at the September 2009 Full Board of Trustee Meeting. 
• The Trust has produced an informational brochure that describes what The Trust is, who our beneficiaries are and what funding opportunities are available.  Download a pdf copy or email us for hard copies.
• Status of Beneficiaries - The Alaska Scorecard: Key Issues Impacting Alaska Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries is an overview of the status of Trust beneficiaries researched and produced by leaders and planners representing the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and related state agencies, boards and commissions.
• View The Cost of Crime, a study conducted by the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) in Anchorage that shows the number of inmates in Alaska's prisons will likely double by 2030 unless the state significantly increases its prevention, intervention, education and treatment programs soon.
• The Trust's 2008 Annual Report is available for download.  Read about our past successes and our current initiatives.
• Trust FAQs -- Frequently asked questions about The Trust.
• Frequently Used Abbreviations -- A list of mental health-related abbreviations commonly used by The Trust and its partners.

Individual Services

The Trust does not provide individual services. Here is a list of references that do.

• Alaska 211 Health and Human Services Information and Referral System. 
  To call this referral service, simply dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-478-2221
• Suicide Prevention Careline web site with chat line, personal stories and poetry or call the 24-hour hotline 1-877-266-4357 for immediate assistance 
• State of Alaska Resources
• Alaska Behavioral Health Resource Guide
• Senior and Disabilities Services
• Alaska's Network of Care
  
• Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman
• Other Helpful Links