Alaska Behavioral Health is partnering with organizations across the state to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month this May!
This year, we are focusing on two key elements of mental health with our events: activity and connection. We hope you will join our walking teams, come see us at resource tables, get connected to resources, and feel supported by your community at these events! (Fingers crossed for some sunshine at our outdoor events as well!)
Mental Health Month Events
- April 26: The Adel Korkor Foundation’s 5/50/50 Walk and Run in Anchorage. Ready to get a jump on Mental Health Awareness Month? Check out this walk and run event in Anchorage!
- May 3: Mat Su Campus Out of the Darkness Walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Alaska Chapter. Alaska Behavioral Health will host a resource table at this event, and we’d love to have you on our team!
- May 5: Mental Health at the Movies: Unconditional at the Bear Tooth in Anchorage. This movie tells the story of three families who face mental and physical health challenges head on with love, showing the power of human connection and love to heal. One of the featured families is from Palmer, Alaska and will be at the screening!
- May 17: North Pole LEO’s and Nami Fairbanks NAMI Walks event in North Pole. The North Pole LEO’s student group has hosted a mental health awareness walk for the last two years that we have participated in. This year, they joined up with NAMI Fairbanks to make it an official NAMI Walks event. Alaska Behavioral Health will have a resource table to answer questions about services, and we’d love to have you join our team! The event includes an untimed 5 K walk, with the option for a timed 5K or 10 K run.
12th Annual Alaska Advanced Trauma Training Institute
Also in May, we will host our 12th Annual Alaska Advanced Trauma Training Institute!
The Alaska Advanced Trauma Training Institute features local Alaskan and national experts who share the latest research and advances in the neurobiology of traumatic stress, trauma-informed systems, and clinical interventions for complex trauma in children and adults. This high-quality professional development opportunity exists to expand the knowledge of and support the development of trauma-informed care for behavioral health and social service providers across Alaska.
