Anchorage high schoolers share stories advocating for mental health awareness

KTUU: Anchorage high schoolers share stories advocating for mental health awareness By: Derek Minemyer ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – Shining a light on the hardships of mental health through storytelling — that’s the goal of a group of Anchorage high school students. Natalie Frasier, 17, is a junior at West Anchorage High School. She said she felt that mental …

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Spotlight on Youth: Local group of teens learning to communicate without words to include peers

KTUU: Spotlight on Youth: Local group of teens learning to communicate without words to include peers By: Ariane Aramburo ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – When it comes to communicating with others, there are a lot of ways. Youth like Ace Brown are part of a program with Hope Community Resources in which they’re learning American Sign Language. It’s an …

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Alaska teens’ perspective on mental health stigma and advocacy

Alaska Public Media: Alaska teens’ perspective on mental health stigma and advocacy By: Prentiss Pemberton Stigma is one of the biggest barriers to people seeking treatment for depression and other mood disorders. Mental health programs are often poorly funded compared to those for conditions like cancer and heart disease. This week on Line One, Prentiss Pemberton …

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For Anchorage teens, Story Works program enhances sense of self and community

Anchorage Press: For Anchorage teens, Story Works program enhances sense of self and community By: Naomi Cashion Live in front of an audience of about 700 people in a dim theater in the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, 15-year-old Bennett Pearce stands and begins to tell a story about his height, or lack thereof—caused by …

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Anchorage teens gather to develop advocacy skills

Anchorage Daily News: Anchorage teens gather to develop advocacy skills Author: Marc Lester About 60 Anchorage teens and young adults gathered Monday to discuss advocacy and activism. The first Youth Empowerment Party, organized by teens, featured discussions on effective communication, how to speak with elected officials and how to hold a protest. “It’s very appropriate to have …

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Center for Safe Alaskans awards Anchorage international “Safe Community” reaccreditation

May 10, 2018 – For Immediate Release from Center for Safe Alaskans To view all Anchorage Safe Community accreditations, click here: 1998 Anchorage Safe Community certificate 2011 Anchorage Safe Community certificate 2018 Anchorage Safe Community certificate Anchorage, AK – After two decades of working to prevent injuries across Alaska, the Alaska Injury Prevention Center is …

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Awareness blitz aims to keep pedestrians safe at busy intersections

KTVA: Awareness blitz aims to keep pedestrians safe at busy intersections by Scott Gross – January 25, 2018 Through a Mayor’s Community Grant, the Alaska Injury Prevention Center partnered with local artists Kevin Harden and Ted Kincaid to create community art that promotes pedestrian safety. Art printed on feather flags draws attention to the …

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Community in Unity: Youth Perspectives

Community in Unity: Youth Perspectives By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media – December 12, 2017 What’s it like to be a young person today? What challenges do they face? What are their visions for the future? Join us for an open conversation led by and featuring Alaska youth, and hear their perspectives on building strong, trusting, supportive communities. …

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How integrated approaches prevent bullying, at WABF 2017

Anchorage Youth Development Coalition

How integrated approaches prevent bullying, at WABF 2017

Marcia Howell, Executive Director at Center for Safe Alaskans presented at the World Anti-Bullying Forum in Stockholm, Sweden.

CarFit promises better driving for seniors

Senior Voice: CarFit promises better driving for seniors by Beth Schuerman – December 1, 2017 CarFit is an educational program created by the American Society on Aging and developed in collaboration with AAA (American Automobile Association), AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association. The program is designed to help older drivers find out how well they …

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What’s it like to be bullied – and how do we stop it

What’s it like to be bullied – and how do we stop it By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media – November 17, 2017 Bullying is prevalent in Alaska — about a quarter of teens say they’ve experienced it at school. Others have been bullied online. But why should we be concerned? How does bullying affect young people? This program is …

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Bullying – Impacts and Prevention

Bullying – Impacts and Prevention By Prentiss Pemberton – July 14, 2017 Photo: Flickr, Working Word The latest research shows that more than half of all children are, at least on occasion, directly involved in bullying as a perpetrator, victim, or both. No child is immune. Children of every race, gender, grade and socio-economic sector are impacted. Victims of …

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WATCH: Dash cam footage of Anchorage cyclist struck in crosswalk underscores road safety importance

KTUU: Dash cam footage of Anchorage cyclist struck in crosswalk underscores road safety importance By Leroy Polk | Apr 27, 2017 ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – As the snow melts and daylight increases, more and more people will take to the street by foot, or bike, in the coming weeks ahead. On Wednesday, the need for extra attention was exemplified, …

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We are students in Anchorage high schools, and we have something to say about education

Anchorage Daily News: We are students in Anchorage high schools, and we have something to say about education Author: Pa Ying Thao, Maija Smith-Mclendon & Filiberto Barajas Jr. February 22, 2017 We are students from East, West, and Bartlett High Schools and we wanted to express some thoughts about recent news stories we’ve read about education. We …

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Snow piles a winter wonderland? Not so fast

Snow piles a winter wonderland? Not so fast By Beth Verge | Posted: Wed 7:33 AM, Jan 25, 2017 ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – It may feel like you’re walking in a winter wonderland with so many massive snow piles scattered around Anchorage, but despite the attraction to a snow-made playground, those piles can also pose potential dangers. A drastic example of …

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Highest incidence of impaired driving is during December

Highest incidence of impaired driving is during December By KTUU Staff | Posted: Wed 4:44 AM, Dec 21, 2016 ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – Icy roads, a holiday season in full swing and many days before the sun is up longer than it’s down: All contributing factors to December being one of the most dangerous months of the year for anyone driving …

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Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska’s darkest months

Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska’s darkest months By Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage – December 5, 2016 As the winter solstice approaches and daylight hours are short in Alaska, public safety, medical groups and other Alaska businesses are calling attention to pedestrian safety. Marcia Howell, executive director of the Alaska Injury Prevention Center, said there are lots of …

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Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska’s darkest months

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Alaska afterschool programs pay big dividends, but need help now

Anchorage Daily News: Alaska afterschool programs pay big dividends, but need help now Author: Ciara Johnson, June 29, 2016 What do 80 percent of women business owners in America have in common? They were Girl Scouts. That’s right, those entrepreneurs were once little salespeople practicing their accounting and marketing skills on Thin Mints and hungry grocery …

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Alaska students get creative to fight distracted driving

KTVA: Alaska students get creative to fight distracted driving March 21, 2016 ANCHORAGE — People ages 15 to 19 account for 7 percent of Anchorage’s population, but 16 percent of car crashes. Most teens know texting and driving is dangerous, which is why South High School junior Haley Edmondson wanted to highlight how loud music …

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Spring brings out the two-wheel riders

Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Spring brings out the two-wheel riders Steven Merritt – Mar 21, 2016 WASILLA — Despite the latest spring snowfall, dry pavement will soon emerge once again, and for many residents the urge to climb onto something with two wheels will kick in as the days lengthen toward summer. But whether it’s a motorcycle, …

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Mayor Berkowitz Launches Vision Zero Anchorage Initiative

Press Release: Mayor Berkowitz Launches Vision Zero Anchorage Initiative 3/3/2016 Mayor’s Corner ANCHORAGE – Today, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz will kick-off the public involvement process for Vision Zero Anchorage. Vision Zero is a commitment to eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries for all road users. This global initiative is founded on the belief that death and injury …

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Anchorage family says car seat saved their child’s life during collision

KTVA: Anchorage family says car seat saved their child’s life during collision January 12, 2016 Her family says a little girl who survived a multi-vehicle crash on the Glenn Highway Monday afternoon is alive for one reason — she was properly buckled into her car seat. The impact of the crash severed the seat belt …

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Energizing Youth To Take Action on a Widespread Community Problem

Education Northwest: Energizing Youth To Take Action on a Widespread Community Problem By June Sobocinski, Sarah Sledge, and Ciara Johnson This blog post comes from 90% by 2020, a broad partnership promoting student success in Anchorage, Alaska, and continues our March series on collective impact—an approach that mobilizes the community to form a long-term and permanent solution …

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Drawing on Community Wisdom To Guide Collective Impact

Education Northwest: Drawing on Community Wisdom To Guide Collective Impact Ciara Johnson – March 2015 Collective impact involves bringing together a wide range of partners—schools, community-based organizations, government, businesses, foundations, and individuals—to address a critical community issue. Initiatives are often complex with many moving parts, and challenges include making sure that proposed solutions reflect not …

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Anchorage high schoolers share stories advocating for mental health awareness

Spotlight on Youth: Local group of teens learning to communicate without words to include peers

Alaska teens’ perspective on mental health stigma and advocacy

For Anchorage teens, Story Works program enhances sense of self and community

Anchorage teens gather to develop advocacy skills

Center for Safe Alaskans awards Anchorage international “Safe Community” reaccreditation

Awareness blitz aims to keep pedestrians safe at busy intersections

Community in Unity: Youth Perspectives

How integrated approaches prevent bullying, at WABF 2017

How integrated approaches prevent bullying, at WABF 2017

CarFit promises better driving for seniors

What’s it like to be bullied – and how do we stop it

Bullying – Impacts and Prevention

WATCH: Dash cam footage of Anchorage cyclist struck in crosswalk underscores road safety importance

We are students in Anchorage high schools, and we have something to say about education

Snow piles a winter wonderland? Not so fast

Highest incidence of impaired driving is during December

Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska’s darkest months

Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska’s darkest months

Alaska afterschool programs pay big dividends, but need help now

Alaska students get creative to fight distracted driving

Spring brings out the two-wheel riders

Mayor Berkowitz Launches Vision Zero Anchorage Initiative

Anchorage family says car seat saved their child’s life during collision

Energizing Youth To Take Action on a Widespread Community Problem

Drawing on Community Wisdom To Guide Collective Impact

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