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The legislatively-formed commission is making recommendations for the distribution of $300 million to support mental health and developmental disability service systems statewide
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State officials traveling Montana to gather suggestions on how to improve the mental health and substance abuse care systems.
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Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and legislators agree that Medicaid rates need to rise; where they disagree is by how much.
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Montana lawmakers are considering a publicly funded mental health model that advocates say could increase access to care.
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A fund championed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to fill gaps in Montana’s substance use and behavioral health treatment programs has spent $5.2 million since last year as the state waits for an additional $19 million in federal funding.
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HELENA, Mont. — When the pandemic hit, health officials in Montana’s Beaverhead County had barely begun to fill a hole left by the 2017 closure of the local public assistance office, mental health clinic, chemical dependency center and job placement office after the state’s last budget shortfall.
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A therapeutic youth home in Sheridan, Wyoming is closing its doors this spring after multiple states have dropped contracts with its parent company nationwide due to reports of violence, abuse and a death at another facility. When Normative Services Inc. Academy closes in March, nearly 50 kids from Montana will need to be transferred elsewhere.
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Demand for mental health care has been rising through the coronavirus pandemic. Now, despite dwindling funds and technical difficulties, providers are reaching out using unprecedented strategies.
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Montana healthcare professionals met this week to discuss how to support a person’s physical and mental health in the midst of reduced services.Aaron…