An amendment from Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, would lower the age for obtaining behavioral health care to 16.
To address a surge in mental health problems among young Alaskans, the Alaska Senate is considering whether to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to seek therapy without their parents’ permission., adopted by a 3-2 vote in the Senate Health and Social Services Committee last month, would lower to 16 years old the age at which teens can get therapy — but not medication — without permission from an adult.
Often, they’re being cared for by a grandparent, or a single parent working multiple jobs, Giessel said, and that permission never comes. “We do support it. We support the concept, whether it goes with this bill or not,” Storrs said. “We see this amendment strengthening behavioral health. We have heard from providers and parents and most specifically, youth, that one of the barriers accessing and asking for help is first having to go through parents.”which covered the local debate
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