At the end of 1955 the APRF launched a campaign against the Alaska Mental Health Bill (HR 6376), a proposed Act of Congress put forward to remedy the long-standing deficiencies in mental health care in the then Alaska Territory. The legislation provided for the transfer of a million acres (4,000 km2) of Federal land in Alaska to the local authorities to fund the cost of providing a modern mental health service in the territory.
At the end of 1955, the APRF undertook a campaign against the Alaska Mental Health Bill (HR 6376), a proposed federal law intended to address the persistent gaps in mental health care within the then-Alaska Territory. The legislation envisioned the transfer of approximately one million acres (4,000 km2) of Federal land to local authorities to support modern mental health services.