How to spend $300 million on behavioral health?
“It does not matter, in my observation, how much mental health treatment is ordered if a person does not have a safe place to sleep," Judge Amy Eddy said.
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“It does not matter, in my observation, how much mental health treatment is ordered if a person does not have a safe place to sleep," Judge Amy Eddy said.
During the Montana Legislature’s 2023 session, lawmakers agreed to set aside $300 million over the coming years, to make an investment in a “behavioral health system for future generations.”
A record number of Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations will participate in the 9th annual Great Fish Community Challenge hosted by Whitefish Community Foundation August 10 to Sept. 15.
The fees would be levied on nonprofit churches, educational facilities, health care facilities, public museums, art galleries, zoos, facilities to care for people with disabilities and mental illness, athletic fields, low-income housing and more, according to the bill.
House Bill 391 seeks to put a “user fee” on a host of nonprofits to pay for road maintenance, police, fire departments and emergency services.