AK HR6

Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority holds more than 1,000,000 acres of land and $200,000,000 established under the Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956 to serve beneficiaries with mental health-related services

More than 40 percent of offenders in Alaska's correctional facilities are mental health trust beneficiaries, and rural areas particularly lack employment opportunities, treatment, education, and housing

The House encourages the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority to develop its land and natural resources to the fullest extent possible to generate revenue for mental health services and employment opportunities

Prevention and early intervention by mental health organizations can reduce costs of more expensive institutional and intensive care services

Development of trust land creates jobs for both mental health trust beneficiaries and other Alaskans while supporting the state's comprehensive mental health program