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After multiple delays due to COVID-19, Montana Actors' Theatre will be premiering

The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council heard updates from their various associated organizations with a number of new faces at

The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council met Monday and provided updates on its members activities, as well as the group’s upcoming

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LAC looking for personal stories for mental health PSAs   Last updated 6/3/2021 at 11:21am The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council is looking for 10 to 12 people in the community who are willing to share their mental health or addiction stories of struggle and recovery for their new series of PSAs they hope to play in the area. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said the organization’s aim is to normalize mental health struggles and say it’s OK to seek help through local people tell...

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 t...

LAC hears presentation on Sober Life Program   Last updated 3/10/2021 at 11:28am The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council heard, at its monthly meeting Monday, a presentation on the Sober Life program and its possible expansion to Havre. Dean Snow of Alliance for Youth in Great Falls spoke to LAC members about the program and explain what exactly it does. He said it’s an organization started by people in recovery, for people in recovery, providing connection and purpose i...

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 t...

LAC hears presentation on CONNECT Referral System   A local council is looking at a web-based system to improve connecting people with health services. Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council listened to a presentation Monday about the CONNECT Referral System, which is being set up throughout Montana, and what it can offer organizations like theirs. Coordinator for the Hill County Youth Reporting Center Matt Erdel gave the presentation and said he wanted to talk about system and...