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Silver Alert: A Proposed Bill To Help Vulnerable Adults
Channel 2 newsSilver Alert - it’s like Amber Alert, but for vulnerable adults. A new bill introduced Friday in Juneau aims to create a similar notification system to Amber Alert but for vulnerable elderly Alaskans. According to Sen. Johnny Ellis, D-Anchorage,...Tags: Republican Party, Johnny Ellis
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Update: Elderly Man from Noatak Found in Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsUpdate: Anchorage police said around 9 p.m. Tuesday that Nelson Ahvakana, 74, was found safely by a taxi driver. Original: An elderly man from the village of Noatak, Alaska was reported missing Tuesday and Anchorage Police have asked the public for... -
Police Search for Missing Endangered Man
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage Police are looking for an elderly man who went missing early this morning. APD said 73-year-old Nelson Ahvakana went missing about 2 a.m. He was last seen on foot near the Puffin Inn. He was wearing a black jacket, dark brown pants, camo shoes,...Tags: Diabetes, Heart Problems
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Missing Alzheimer's Patient Found
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage Police say an 80-year-old man who was reported missing about 10 a.m. has been found. Police say they found George Meacock through a tracking device he was wearing just past 9 p.m. APD said the concern was that he hasAlzheimer'sand has a history... -
Valley Residents Question Proposed Coal Mining Land Lease
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority offered to lease more than 11,000 acres of Mat-Su Valley land for coal exploration Friday -- but with one coal project already proposed in the area, locals are objecting to the idea of another. According to the ...Tags: Mental Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Behavioral Conditions, Brain, Mining
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Alaska Sees an Increase in Commitments, Both Civil and Criminal
Alaska's mental health care services are under pressure from a growing number of people entering the system, and the biggest increase is in criminal commitments. "A lot of times the very first contact they have in the system of care is that they...Tags: Mental Illness, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Theft
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