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• FY24 Operating Grants (Annual Grant Book Archive)
• Strengthening the System II: Alaska’s Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan 2025-2029
  Released in October 2024, Strengthening the System II: Alaska's Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan, often referred to as the "Comp Plan", includes a joint letter from Department of Health Commissioner Hedberg, Department of Family and Community Services Commissioner Kovol, and Board Chair Fisher of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, an executive summary, and ten areas of focus. Strengthening the System II sets out priorities for the next five years, guiding planning and funding decisions.
• History of Alaska Department of Health & Social Services through 1993

Children & Youth

• Report: Overview of Alaska’s Behavioral Health System of Care for Children
  On December 15, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a report finding reasonable cause to believe the state of Alaska is failing to provide services to children “with behavioral health disabilities” in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.
  Since the release of the DOJ report, the state has received multiple inquiries about what it is doing to improve mental health services for minors in Alaska. This document summarizes the steps the state has taken, and the process it intends follow, to further improve mental health outcomes for minors with behavioral health disabilities.
• Becoming a Legal Guardian to a Child in Foster Care
• Alaska Child & Family Services Plan — 2020-2024
• Cultural Resources for Alaska Families: Traditional Health & Wellness Guide
• SOA & TCC Landmark Agreement: Tribal Title IV-E Maintenance Program
• 2020 Office of Children's Services Annual Progress & Services Report
• Transforming Child Welfare Outcomes for Alaska Native Children, Strategic Plan 2016-2020