Natasha's full story
Natasha Gamache tried a lot of different things to find recovery from substance misuse. Finally, after listening to one woman's story, she found the s...
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Alaska, like every other state, has problems. But it also has solutions. Some are new and innovative, and some are centuries old. Each week Alaska Public Media's Solutions Desk will highlight what's happening around the state that's making our communities stronger.
12-steps and lots of detours on the road to recovery
Natasha grew up surrounded by alcohol and abuse. By 11, she was drinking to help manage her anxiety and depression. Now, 26 years later, she’s in reco...
Transforming perspectives on trauma through paintings of hope
Traumatic childhood experiences can lead to problems later in life, like addiction. But these problems don't define a person, and stories that start w...
Covey Cafe gives young people a chance to shine
A new coffee house is teaching at-risk youth life and work skills. This story was produced by residents of Covenant House, a youth shelter in Anchorag...
Taking action to reduce substance misuse
Substance use disorders are diseases caused by many factors. Preventing and treating them requires input from everyone, not just law enforcement and h...
Envisioning recovery
Karen Mitchell is the Behavioral Health Aide in Noatak, a small village in the Northwest Arctic. Twenty-five years ago that would have seemed impossib...
When a step back into prison is really a jump forward
Alexandria Niksik was only out of prison for 16 days before being sent back. But that brief trip home taught her what she needed to remain sober long ...
Community in Unity: Building connections
Being incarcerated is hard. So is being released. How are people from rural Alaska connecting with their communities and their cultures while in priso...
How little organizations make a big difference through collaboration
Chickaloon is just a little tribe with a little reach, but through the power of collaboration, they're trying to make a big difference for the people ...
Filling in the medical gaps with Community Health Aides
Fifty years ago, Alaska had a really big problem: it was hard to get medical care in small, rural communities that could only be reached by snow machi...