Simple fact is, API cannot service the city of Anchorage, much less the state of Alaska. Folly of reducing the size of API lies in the fact that there wasn't anything in place to make up for the lost beds. Mental illness is not like catching a flu or cold. In order to be effective, you must have long term care to ensure that proper medication and dosage are given. It can't be done in three day visit. Or four...or even a week. Borderline mentally ill....maybe but those who really need help, need long term care. DOC Alaska dwarfed API on that score and that is the sadness of the situation, that you must be an inmate to get long term mental health care because there is no beds at API.......isn't this ironically wrong with this set up??