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BBHC graduate campaigns to bring residential treatment program back to Sitka

by Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW | Mar 8, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Frank Leo Jimmy owes his escape from addiction in great part to the Bill Brady Healing Center, an intense residential program that cared for people fighting addiction before it shut down in 2013. He's working to bring it back. Read More

Alcohol awareness month and teen drinking

by KCAW News | Jun 10, 2014 | The Morning Interview

Patrick Williams of Sitka Community Hospital's Injury Prevention Program discusses June as Alcohol Awareness Month. Read More

Commentary: Culture can fill the void created by assimilation

by Shanelle Afcan | Nov 14, 2013 | Commentary

I attend Mt. Edgecumbe High School -- the same boarding school both my grandfathers were forced to attend in their youth. Needless to say, assimilation is a great success. But in that success, a tremendous loss remains for my people and for myself. A long time ago our cultures were taken away, and in their place were left alcohol, suicide, disconnection. Read More