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Lehnhart chosen as 2013 Alaska boys soccer Player Of The Year

...POY also acknowledges extracurricular work. Lehnhart is a member and participant in NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness), a Board Member of Youth Actions Committee (YAC), served food at The Glory Hole homeless shelter, continues...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-05-19/lehnhart-chosen-2013-alaska-boys-socce
Sports | JDHS | TMHS
Inside Passages: A new monthly forum on mental health and wellness

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Juneau) has partnered...advocacy to those affected by mental illness. Through this series, Dov Gartenberg...Americans suffer from some form of mental illness in their lifetime, and many families...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-04-14/inside-passages-new-monthly-forum-m
Neighbors
Seeking Peace

...society, but only if we work together for reasonable regulation of gun ownership, to help those struggling with mental illness and to end the culture of violence.Gun violence is a concern for all citizens and it has become all too common...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-04-14/seeking-peace
Opinion
Bipolar disorder center of Ketchikan art show

KETCHIKAN - Photographer Heidi Poet has created an exhibit to illuminate the personal experience of mental illness through curator Jeff Fitzwater's "La Folie Circulaire: A Journey Into Bipolar Disorder" Main Street Gallery show, which opened...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-04-14/bipolar-disorder-center-ketchikan-art-s
State
New report paints dire picture of the status of women in Alaska

...looked at several areas, including the gender wage gap, homelessness, home ownership, crime, health care and mental illness.Among its findings, the review found Alaska women make 77 cents for each dollar a man earns in full-time, year-round...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-03-27/new-report-paints-dire-picture-status-w
State
Around Town for Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013

...12-week in educational course designed for families, friends, and caregivers of individuals that have experienced mental illnesses. With Sharron Lobaugh and Rachel Ireton. Registration: Call NAMI Juneau 463-4251 or email namijuneau@gmail...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-02-27/around-town-wednesday-feb-27
Local
This business of "medical necessity"

...recognized medical and psychological experts in their fields on the impact of many different physical illnesses, mental illnesses, emotional states, and psychological disorders on the outcome of a pregnancy ? intended or unintended. It is not...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2013-03-06/business-medical-necessity
Letters
What lies ahead in 2013 AD

...around our country, it will be imperative during 2013 to find more effective ways to treat and safeguard those with mental illnesses; effectively address the issues surrounding assault style weapons and handguns in our society, and work to stop...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-01-06/what-lies-ahead-2013-ad
Opinion
Assembly honors many at last meeting of the year

...look at the steps that our community can take to be a healthier place, to deal better with those who suffer from mental illnesses, and I think that's an important part of the conversation. But it's also important that folks in Juneau know...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-12-17/assembly-honors-many-last-meeting-year
Local
'Hope and healing' event to be held Wednesday evening

...attend, Kato said. Refreshments will be served in the church hall.The event is hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Juneau chapter, Juneau Alliance on Mental Health Inc., Juneau Youth Services, Juneau Public Health Center, Juneau...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-12-18/hope-and-healing-event-be-held-wednesda
Local

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