According to the Centers for Disease Control, Alaska Natives and Native Americans are at highest risk for youth suicide, depression, and mental illness.
During those years, Farrally sent her daughter to numerous doctors and therapists for help, but nothing seemed to work.
“I just hoped that there would be like, a lot more facilities that would open,” Twilla said. “Or that they would start coming here, something like that.” By 2020, when Twilla was in her teens, and had been kicked out of high school. She was sent to a mental health facility in Texas for 11 months.Now Twilla has been accepted into the Presbyterian Hospitality House in Wasilla, a small program for girls who need individualized treatment programs.The program is centered around a merit system where teens are rewarded for proper behavior.
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