The Problem
Beginning in the late 1990s and continuing through 2004, the number of Alaskan children being sent at state expense for treatment in out-of-state institutions rose dramatically and was devastating to both the children and their families. Each year the state of Alaska was spending millions on out-of-state care for Alaskan children experiencing severe emotional disturbances.
The Goal
The purpose of the Bring the Kids Home Focus Area is to bring home to Alaska and keep home children being treated in out-of-state psychiatric institutions, increase treatment services statewide and control the state's cost for children's mental health care. Read an overview of the Bring the Kids Home Focus Area, its goals and strategies.
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