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Starting this week, the Fairbanks area has a mobile team of mental health professionals focused on children and families. The mobile unit will respond to kids in mental health crises with immediate counseling and options for further steps.

Parents whose children are incarcerated at Fairbanks Youth Facility are planning a demonstration today between 11:00 – 3:00 on the corner of Airport and Wilbur in Fairbanks Tuesday, and later on Wednesday afternoon. They want a review of procedures at FYF, run by the state’s Division of Juvenile Justice.

A youth homeless shelter project in Fairbanks has been delayed. Fairbanks Youth Advocates is working to turn a donated downtown apartment building into a…