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ACMHS, Inc was founded on June 11, 1974 to provide services to the Anchorage community.

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1982: Day Break program founded to provide day treatment for adults with Alzheimer's and related dementia

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1982: Day Break program founded to provide day treatment for adults with Alzheimer's and related dementia

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August 16, 1984: Dedication of new building at 4020 Folker Street in Anchorage

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August 16, 1984: Dedication of new building at 4020 Folker Street in Anchorage

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This facility is still home to our biggest clinic - our Child & Family Outpatient Clinic

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In 1985, the company adopted the operational name Southcentral Counseling, to reflect services outside of Anchorage.

This name was used until 2005-ish, when the growth of Southcentral Foundation made it too confusing.

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Compeer connected clients with community members to provide support. The program ran for many years!

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1987: Purchase of Jupiter Drive facility

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1987: Purchase of Jupiter Drive facility

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We're not sure who is in these photos, but they sure had a lot of fun making a silly series of Polaroids about the purchase of a house on Juneau Drive! The house was used for our DayBreak Alzheimer's day program for many years, before the program closed in December 2017 and the building was sold to AK Child & Family.

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1988 Annual Report: 1,396 clients served

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1988 Annual Report: 1,396 clients served

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1988 Southcentral Counseling Center Annual Report

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1989: On Target program started to provide services within Anchorage schools

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1989: On Target program started to provide services within Anchorage schools

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Ken Howell started working for the program in 2000, and helped expand its reach to more schools and students. Ken looks back at those years in this video!

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1990: Ken Taylor becomes Executive Director

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1990: Ken Taylor becomes Executive Director

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Under Ken Taylor's leadership, the company built out a strong continuum of care, including outpatient clinics, crisis services, continuing care for clients with ongoing needs, psychiatry and school-based services. Brochure circa 1999.

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1993 Annual Report: 1,972 clients served

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1993 Annual Report: 1,972 clients served

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1994 Annual Report: 2,204 clients served

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1994 Annual Report: 2,204 clients served

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1994: Staff participate in the Anchorage Daily News BizBee Spelling Bee

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1994: Staff participate in the Anchorage Daily News BizBee Spelling Bee

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May 31, 1994: Cheryl Mounts joined the company!

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May 31, 1994: Cheryl Mounts joined the company!

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On May 31, 1994, Cheryl Mounts joined the company! Cheryl is almost our longest serving employee, and know almost everyone who has worked at the company over the last 30 years! Cheryl - thank you for your dedication to our mission!

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1995 Annual Report: 2,179 clients served

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1995 Annual Report: 2,179 clients served

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1997 Annual Report: 2,328 clients served

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1997 Annual Report: 2,328 clients served

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1998 Annual Report: 2,348 clients served

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1998 Annual Report: 2,348 clients served

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1999 Annual Report: 2,536 clients served

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1999 Annual Report: 2,536 clients served

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2000 Annual Report: 2,674 clients served

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2000 Annual Report: 2,674 clients served

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Celebrating a quarter century of services (2000)

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Celebrating a quarter century of services (2000)

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2001 Annual Report: 2,520 clients served

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2001 Annual Report: 2,520 clients served

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2002: Departure of Ken Taylor after 12 years leading the company

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2002: Departure of Ken Taylor after 12 years leading the company

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Jerry Jenkins second from right, served as CEO for 15 years, ending in January 2018. He was (and is) an avid runner and thoroughly enjoyed the Annual Mud Runs held from 2012- 2015! Also pictured, Communications Director Jennifer Smerud, far left. 

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ACMHS Inc implemented its first electronic medical record!

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2005: Alaska Child Trauma Center founded

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2005: Alaska Child Trauma Center founded

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Compeer was a program that matched community members with people experiencing mental illness, to provide mutual education and support. The program started in the early 1990's (the first reference we can find is 1993). Compeer volunteers and clients attended regular get- togethers for holidays and outings.

Our longest-serving Board Member Susan Crosson first connected with the company through Compeer. And though the program ended years ago, she is still in regular contact with her Compeer match. Learn more here: https://youtu.be/I-XsNNUr1wA?si=pol0OTBBUYyy-kql

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2007 Annual Report: 3,087 clients served

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2007 Annual Report: 3,087 clients served

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2007: Services for young children established

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2007: Services for young children established

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Little Tykes program for ages 3-6

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2008 Annual Report: 2,127 clients served

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2008 Annual Report: 2,127 clients served

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2010 Annual Report: 2,258 clients served

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2010 Annual Report: 2,258 clients served

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2011 Annual Report: 2,248 clients served

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2011 Annual Report: 2,248 clients served

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2012: First Annual Alaska Advanced Trauma Training Institute

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2012: First Annual Alaska Advanced Trauma Training Institute

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The Alaska Advanced Trauma Training Institute has been held almost every year since! The conference is generously funded by the State of Alaska Division of Behavioral Health and brings nationally recognized experts in trauma-informed care to Alaska, with the goal of increasing awareness of the role trauma can play in lifelong health, and building the capacity in Alaska to treat those who have experienced trauma.

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Board Members received commemorative hard hats!

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2012: Groundbreaking for expansion of the Jupiter Drive Daybreak facility

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2012: Groundbreaking for expansion of the Jupiter Drive Daybreak facility

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The ACMHS Mud Run was held or 4 years, ending in 2015. The first couple of runs were successful fundraisers for building a playground at 4020 Folker Street for our Little Tykes therapeutic pre-school program. Attendance dropped with competing mudruns on the summer race calendar, and after 2015 it was decided to discontinue the run.

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2012 Annual Report: 1,887 clients served

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2012 Annual Report: 1,887 clients served

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2013 Annual Report: 2,049 clients served

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2013 Annual Report: 2,049 clients served

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2013: Began providing services in Fairbanks as Fairbanks Community Mental Health Services, Inc.

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2013: Began providing services in Fairbanks as Fairbanks Community Mental Health Services, Inc.

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Kandy Alley (left) and Jami Teets (right) were among the first employees at Fairbanks Community Mental Health Services Inc. Can anyone help us identify the person in the middle?

FCMHS was quickly started as another community provider went out of business, and many of the staff were hired to provide continuity of services for clients.

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2014 Annual Report: 2,364 clients served

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2014 Annual Report: 2,364 clients served

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2014: Affiliation and then merger with Alaska Youth Advocates/ The POWER Center

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2014: Affiliation and then merger with Alaska Youth Advocates/ The POWER Center

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2014: Establishment of Alaska Seeds of Change

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2014: Establishment of Alaska Seeds of Change

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Cole Murphy finds great fulfillment working with plants and people together! Cole has enjoyed over four years working at Alaska Seeds of Change - where he started as a youth intern and today serves as program manager. Cole grew up in Anchorage, went to East and UAA, and now lives in West Anchorage with his wife Katya and two cats Joey and Phoebe. Since joining the Seeds team, Cole has gotten a graduate certificate, designed a few board games, and learned to juggle .

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Sara Renard-Woods is the Assistant Manager at Alaska Seeds of Change and has been on the Seeds team for over 5 years. She began as a youth volunteer and quickly advanced through various roles, including youth staff member and supervisor. Sara is passionate about promoting a healthy, balanced lifestyle and promoting food security in Alaska. Sara is a volunteer board member of the Alaska Food Policy Council, another avenue for connecting youth and the joys and importance of growing food. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family of six

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Sarah started as the Program Supervisor and Apprentice Coordinator in the summer of 2023. Sarah was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. She attended Westmont College in California and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She discovered Seeds through volunteering in 2021 and 2022. Her favorite part of working at Seeds is mentoring young people. She is passionate about working towards holistic wellness for her community and engaging in art, the outdoors, baking, reading, and having fun in all aspects of life!

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Alaska Seeds of Change employs and empowers local youth, promoting self-reliance and community involvement, to grow and sell fresh produce.

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2015 Annual Report: 2,224 clients served

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2015 Annual Report: 2,224 clients served

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January 2016: First Seeds planted at Alaska Seeds of Change

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January 2016: First Seeds planted at Alaska Seeds of Change

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2016 Annual Report: 2,107 clients served

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2016 Annual Report: 2,107 clients served

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2017 Annual Report: 1,976 clients served

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2017 Annual Report: 1,976 clients served

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At Jerry's last All Staff meeting, recognizing work anniversaries for  employees. 

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2018 Annual Report: 1,776 clients served

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2018 Annual Report: 1,776 clients served

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Jerry Jenkins (left) and Jim Myers (right) at a community reception to celebrate Jerry's retirement and Jim's arrival!

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2019 Annual Report: 2,376 clients served

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2019 Annual Report: 2,376 clients served

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2020 Annual Report: 2,691 clients served

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2020 Annual Report: 2,691 clients served

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2018 - Jen Galvan joined 811; 2019 she started causing a ruckus about being the only peer and advocated for AKBH to be part of the peer movement; 5.2020 launched the first AKBH Peer training; 2021 secured the first state contract for peer support training; 2022 began training trainers to use the AKBH curriculum in their agencies; 2023 secured a federal approval for AKBH Peer and Advanced peer trainings for apprenticeship; 2024 opened the Peer Lounge on Gambell and to date has trained over 1,000 peers and over 50 trainers across Alaska

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2021 Annual Report: 4,049 clients served

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2021 Annual Report: 4,049 clients served

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2022 Annual Report: 5,138 clients served

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2022 Annual Report: 5,138 clients served

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Our Early Childhood Services Continuum of Care has continued to grow reaching more and more children and their families across our great state.

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Child clients (17 years and under) served

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Child clients (17 years and under) served

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Child clients (17 years and under) served over the years has fluctuated from 9% in FY90 of all clients served at the lowest to 35% in FY93 at the highest. In recent years to about one-quarter of all clients served are under 18.

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Substance Use Disorders among Adult Clients FFY23

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Substance Use Disorders among Adult Clients FFY23

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Nearly 1 in 3 adult clients receiving AKBH services are being treated for a substance use disorder.

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We've served almost 3 times as many clients this last fiscal year than we did 5 years ago!

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We are proud to be part of a dedicated team committed to ending the stigma around mental health and changing the lives of our clients for the better.