Grading the States 2006: Alaska

Overall Grade: D Category Grades: Infrastructure: D Information Access: C+ Services: D Recovery Supports: C

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $85.06 23 Per Capita Income $31,871 13 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $54 46 Suicide Rank 2

Recent Innovations State hospital transformation Priority focus on co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse One of nation's first mental health courts Information accessibility among the best in the nation

Urgent Needs Funding Evidence-Based Practices, including Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and supported housing Access to inpatient hospital beds outside Anchorage Expansion of mental health courts and jail diversion programs

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