Jamhi

established in 1985 as juneau alliance for the mentally ill, (jami) was originally organized as a family-based, grass-roots advocacy organization providing some supports to adults with severe, chronic mental illness but also family support, information and referral, education and assertive stigma reduction. in the early 1990’s jami dba jami/nami began providing general mental health and emergency services; in 2000 became the state designated community behavioral health center for juneau, gustavus, elfin cove and tenakee springs; in 2002 renaming to jamhi: juneau alliance for mental health, inc. the jamhi service array continued to grow beyond residential and basic services through the 2000s with a heightened focus on serving people with co-occurring disorders, the implementation of evidence-based practices, expansion of medical and drop-in services, development of same-day access capacity and the organization was accredited in 2011. jamhi received a samhsa primary behavioral health