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 conclusion of 1955, the APRF initiated a campaign against the Alaska Mental Health Bill (HR 6376), a proposed federal law aimed at addressing the persistent shortcomings 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 the provision of modern mental health services in the territory.