QPR Training – Thursday, February 12, 2026

Posted on: 12.23.2025

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Much of the world is familiar with CPR — short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation — an emergency medical intervention created in 1957 by Peter Safar. The process is designed to stabilize people who aren’t

AID Training – Thursday, February 26, 2026

Posted on: 12.23.2025

A.I.D. is a 60 to 90-minute mental health awareness training, delivered in-person or virtually, that teaches individuals how to interact effectively with someone experiencing mental distress using three steps: Direction: Locating and providing resources to individuals in distress Awareness: Recognizing signs and symptoms of

ARC Training Tue 10 & Wed 11, March 2026

Posted on: 12.23.2025

Alaska Behavioral Health is pleased to offer in-person ARC Training! What is ARC? The Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency or ARC framework (Kinniburgh & Blaustein, 2005) is a flexible, components-based intervention developed for children and adolescents (3-18) who have experienced complex trauma, along

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Mental Health First Aid Training: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 via Zoom

Posted on: 12.23.2025

Mental Health First Aid® (MHFA) is a full day course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or

Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Posted on: 12.09.2025

The first hard frost hits, the sun slips below the horizon by 4:30 p.m., and suddenly the couch feels like the only safe place in the world. You tell yourself it’s just the “winter blues.” You’ll snap out of it when the holidays pass. But weeks drag on, and the heaviness lingers—sleeping 10 hours yet waking exhausted, skipping the