{"id":13715,"date":"2014-02-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/rep-tarr-introduces-mental-health-first-aid-legislation-alaska-business-monthly-february-2014\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:58:47","slug":"rep-tarr-introduces-mental-health-first-aid-legislation-alaska-business-monthly-february-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/rep-tarr-introduces-mental-health-first-aid-legislation-alaska-business-monthly-february-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Tarr Introduces Mental Health First Aid Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) proposed legislation to authorize the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to administer a Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training program and accompanying grants. 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