07/15/2026
Grantee: Iliuliuk Family & Health Services, Unalaska
Project:
Behavioral Health Safe Room
Trust funds will support the construction of a behavioral health and trauma “Safe Room” suite within the Emergency Department at Iliuliuk Family Health Services (IFHS) in Unalaska. IFHS is the sole provider of urgent, emergent, and primary medical care for Unalaska and the surrounding Aleutian Island communities, including a large transient population connected to the commercial fishing industry. Because of Unalaska’s geographic isolation, frequent severe weather, and distance from off-island behavioral health facilities, IFHS serves as the primary point of contact for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises who require both medical stabilization and behavioral health assessment. The improvements funded through this grant are essential for a trauma-informed, secure environment that support Trust beneficiaries awaiting transfer, tele-behavioral health, or safe discharge.