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ALASKA RESOURCES

Alaska Emergency Crisis Hotlines and Helplines

http://www.findcounseling.com/help/hotlines/alaska.html

If you know of a hotline or helpline that we've missed please let us know. E-mail us through our e-mail contact form. This is a free service.

Alaska Suicide Prevention Council
751 Old Richardson Hwy., Suite 100-A
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701-7802
Suicide Prevention Hotline: (877) 266-HELP (4357)
Phone: (907) 451-2017
Phone: (800) 770-1672
Fax: (907) 451-5047

State of Alaska Office of Children's Services
Anchorage Regional Office
550 W. 8th Avenue, Suite 304
Anchorage, AK 99501-3553
Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 478-4444
Elder Abuse Hotline: (800) 478-9996
Phone: (907) 269-4000
Fax: (907) 269-3901
Phone: (800) 478-4444
Phone for Field Offices: (800) 770-7276
Web: Directory of Field Offices and Family Services Locations

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
350 Main Street, Room 404
PO Box 110601
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0601
Parent Hotline: (800) 643-KIDS (5437)
SeniorCare Hotline: (800) 478-6065
Phone: (907) 465-3030
Fax: (907) 465-3068
TDD/TTY: (907) 586-4265
Web: Directory of Local and Regional Resources and Service Offices

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
HIV/AIDS Programs
4000 Ambassador Drive, Mailstop C-DCHS
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Treatment Hotline: (907) 729-2907
Prevention Information Line: (907) 729-2429
Web: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Identity GLBT Helpline
Need help? For GLBT information and referrals, call 907-258-4777 or 888-901-9876. Hours: 6-11 PM, seven days a week.

Statewide Resource Directory
The State of Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services regularly updates a comprehensive list of resources including hotlines and crisis lines and posts the information on their website. Scroll down to the bottom of the Division of Behavioral Health website, and look for the Alaska Mental Health Board Resource List under the heading "Self Help Resources List."

Alaska 211

2-1-1 Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm

Statewide directory of health and human services information and referral. Visit Counseling and Therapy.

Alaska Al-Anon & Alateen

12-Step fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope with one another, in order to solve their common problems and help others do the same. The only requirement for membership is that there be a relative or friend with a drinking problem. Visit Alcohol & Teen Drinking.

Alaska Attachment and Bonding Associates

907-376-0366 Wasilla

Advocacy through education for youth experiencing attachment and bonding problems and their kinship/relative, step, adopted, guardian and foster care families. Visit Attachment & Attachment Disorders.

Alaska Children's Services

907-346-2101 Anchorage

Comprehensive program of treatment for troubled youth and their families. Services are provided to children, adolescents, and their families from throughout the state of Alaska. Visit Teen Behavior Problems and Parenting Teens.

Alaska Department of Juvenile Justice Locations

Visit When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law.

Alaska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs

Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.

Alaska Family Directory

Community organizations for parents of children with special needs. Visit ADD & ADHD and Learning Disabilities.

Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse

Drugs and Drug Abuse in Alaska

Family Health

Moms! Help Your Overweight Daughter

Runaways & Missing Children

Find Lisa Marie McCumiskey
Missing Children in Alaska

Special Education

Parent Guide: Education and the Exceptional Child (pdf)

Abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect in Alaska
Domestic Violence Facts: Alaska (pdf) NOTE: Almost 75 % of Alaskans have experienced or know someone who has experienced domestic violence or sexual assault.
Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect in Alaska (pdf)
Teen Dating Violence NOTE: Dating violence (or relationship abuse) is a pattern of over-controlling behavior that someone uses against a girlfriend or boyfriend.