NSB Resource Guide

The North Slope Borough's Social & Emotional Wellbeing Resource Guide— put together by the Nunaaqqiurat Tumitchiaŋit work group led by NSB Health & Social Services. 67 pages: who to call, what each organization does, and how to get help in every village.

What's inside

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How to use this guide

What mental, behavioral and social-emotional health mean, and the crisis numbers.

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Behavioral health on the North Slope

Who does what — NSB Health & Social Services, ASNA, the school district, ICAS, TCC, Maniilaq — and what the words mean.

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Pathways to support

Step by step: what happens after an adult calls for help, when a student needs support, and after a community-wide event.

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Local services for NSB residents

Programs and phone numbers for Utqiaġvik and every village — clinics, police and fire, tribes, schools, corporations.

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Telehealth & statewide support

Careline, 211, Adult Protective Services, OCS, veterans' services and more.

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Activities for healing & wellness

Breathing and grounding, coping with stress and grief, traditional Iñupiaq wellness, coloring pages and Iñupiaq-number Sudoku.

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Other community resources

Housing, food, legal help, churches, utilities and the library — plus a page to write your own contacts.

Faster than reading 67 pages

Ask Olen

The guide's numbers are loaded in — ask in your own words

Talk to someone now

Crisis lines and local counselors, any time

Source: North Slope Borough Health & Social Services, Social Emotional Wellbeing Resource Guide (V6). OlenHub hosts it as published; phone numbers can change — if one doesn't work, call NSB Health & Social Services or tell us.