Alaskan Community Action Planning Group Pushing Fix For ‘Broken’ Interior Mental-Health System

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates Several interior social-service organizations believe it's time to overhaul the area's patchwork mental-health network and are planning a meeting next month to push for a more cohesive system. Members of the Community Action Planning group – a collection of about two dozen local nonprofit organizations – decided last week to pursue the meeting. The Dec. 11 forum is, in part, a response to the scarce housing resources available for mentally ill patients in Fairbanks this winter. The community meeting is viewed as a place where the public – particularly elected officials – can get . . .