LAC discusses PSAs, mental health directory progress
Last updated 5/11/2021 at 11:23am
The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council discussed Monday public service announcements to raise awareness about and to normalize mental health issues. LAC members have spoken in previous meetings about making PSAs that can play around town in audio form, or in video form online, letting local people who struggle with mental health issues tell their stories of how they got help in order to normalize the issue. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said she is looking for people willing to share their stories or expertise in the field of mental and behavioral health care and be interviewed.
LAC utilizing awarded grant to fund projects
Last updated 4/13/2021 at 11:43am
The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council voted at their monthly meeting Monday to fund a number of the group’s projects using a $20,000 grant recently received from the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. LAC Vice-Chair Amber Spring said, in addition to presentations she’s been organizing for Hill County youth about anxiety, she’s been working with the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line to set up a contest for local students to create mental health awareness posters, with prizes for the winners and a gal.
LAC discusses uses of grant funds to increase mental health awareness
Last updated 1/12/2021 at 11:48am
Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council members discussed plans for a $20,000 grant received by the county from the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, and how it could be used. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said she spoke with Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson, who told her that the terms of the grant, which did not include many of the activities council members hoped to use the funds for, could be amended to include training and service increases as possible uses for the funds.