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Cook Inlet Region, Inc. President and CEO Sophie Minich speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Nikiski Shelter of Hope on Friday, May 20, 2022 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula organizations awarded mental health trust grants

Organizations in Nikiski and Kenai received funding from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.

Annie Garay is the Community Health and Wellness Educator Nurse for South Peninsula Hospital. Photo provided by Annie Garay

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Opinion: Planet Youth Homer contributes to well-being of our youth

As a Homer-grown gal, I’ve experienced the joy of life surrounded by the bay, mountains, fresh air, wide-open…

Project stakeholders cut a ribbon at the Nikiski Shelter of Hope on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula organizations awarded mental health trust grants

Three organizations, in Seldovia, Seward and Soldotna, recently received funding from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.

Southern Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition youth project manager Anna Meredith explains the history of the Icelandic prevention model at the Planet Youth Homer event hosted Thursday, Jan. 6, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. The collaborative community project is aimed at providing parents and caregivers the resources and information to help support Homer area youth. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Planet Youth Homer kicks off community discussion

The new program seeks to bring the Icelandic Prevention Model to Homer.

Flyer for Project Youth Homer’s upcoming event on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro

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Grassroots community group focuses on youth

Project Youth Homer will hold their first event on Feb. 6

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5 tips for creating a culture of caring in our high schools

Participants in high school sports and performing arts are under tremendous pressure these days — from parents, teachers,…

Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire
Marine Corps and Army veteran Darren Hafford does pushups in front of the Alaska State Capitol as part of a fundraising effort where Hafford is traveling to every state capitol building and doing pushups in front of them to raise awareness and money for veteran suicide prevention. Juneau is his 49th, with only Hawaii remaining.

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49 down, 1 to go: Man raising veteran suicide awareness in all 50 state capitals

A whirlwind tour for a worthy cause.