Resources
Western Service Area Authority Related Links:
Other Montana Service Area Authorities:
State-Wide SAA-Related Documents:
State of Montana Links Related to Mental Health:
- (2007-2008 Interim) Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee
- State Law on Mental Illness(MCA 53-21)
Administrative Rules of Montana relating to Mental Illness - DPHHS Addictive and Mental Disorders Division (AMDD)
- (2005-2006 Interim)SJ 41 Mental Health Crisis Response Overview and Draft Study Plan
- Mental Disabilities Board of Visitors
- Montana LAC Toolkit
- Promoting positive mental health in rural schools
Other Montana Mental Health Organizations:
- NAMI-Montana (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Montana Mental Health Association
- Montana’s Peer Network
- Montana Clinical Mental Health Counselors Associations
- Montana Advocacy Program
- Summit Independent Living Center
- Montana Psychological Association
- Other Montana Mental Health Organizations and Publications
Montana Community Mental Health Providers:
- The Help Center (in Bozeman)
- Shodair Children’s Hopsital
- Center for Mental Health (formerly Golden Triangle Community Mental Health Center)
- Western Montana Mental Health Center
- South Eastern Montana Mental Health Center
- Eastern Montana Mental Health Center
- South Central Montana Mental Health Center
Cultural Competence and Minority Issues:
- American Indian Disability Technical Assistance Center (from: UM Rural Institue)
Regional and Rural Mental Health Resources:
- Mental Health Program of WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education)
- National Association for Rural Mental Health
- Rural and Frontier Mental and Behavioral Health Care: Barriers, Effective Policy Strategies, Best Practices (from: National Association for Rural Mental Health)
- Rural Facts: Rural Mental Health (2002, UM Rural Institute)
- Winds of change
- Sunburst foundation Missoula
- We Care Behavioral Health,LLC
- 3 Rivers Mental Health Center
- Missoula Urban Indian Health Center
National Mental Health Resources:
- President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2003)
- Mental Health: Surgeon General’s Report (1999)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Mental Health and Mental Disorders
- Section 18 of Healthy People 2010 report (US Dept of Health and Human Services)
- Revisions to Mental Health and Mental Disorders Objectives (2005)
- Fast Stats — Mental Health Disorders from CDC–National Center for Health Statistics
- Grants.gov
- Firstgov.gov
- DisabilityInfo.gov
National Consumers Organizations:
“Introducing and advancing the principles of mental health recovery and peer support.” Information on WRAP, Peer Support and Peer Specialist Programs.
“Support, Technical Assistance and Resources to Enhace Self-Help in Diverse Communities to Promote Recovery.”
Other National Resources:
- National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
- Campaign for Mental Health Reform
Resources for Teens and Early Adults:
- Teenscreen: Adolescent suicide and mental health screening programs
- CampusBlue.com — Finding the Right Solution
- Ulifeline
- Active Minds on Campus
Resources at Montana Colleges
(sorted by SAA and enrollment):
Colleges in the WSAA Region:
- Counseling and Mental Health Services at UM–Missoula
- Student Life Counseling at Montana Tech–Butte
- Campus Counseling at the UM-Western–Dillon
- Missoula College of Technology of The University of Montana
Colleges in the CSAA Region:
- Counseling and Psychological Services at MSU–Bozeman
- Helena College of Technology of The University of Montana
- Montana State University College of Technology Great Falls
Colleges in the ESAA Region:
- Rocky Mountain College–Billings
- MSU College of Technology–Billings
Other Montana Colleges Mental Health Services
(unsorted at present)—
- Blackfeet Community College
- Chief Dull Knife College
- Fort Belknap College
- Fort Peck Community College
- Little Big Horn College
- Salish Kootenai College
- Stone Child College
- Carroll College
- University of Great Falls
Resources for Students with Disabilities:
- Scholarships & Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities – https://www.
accreditedschoolsonline.org/ resources/scholarships- financial-aid-for-students- with-disabilities/ - Study Tips for College Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia – https://www.
affordablecollegesonline.org/ college-resource-center/ dyslexia-dysgraphia/ - Studying with ADHD – https://www.
accreditedschoolsonline.org/ resources/studying-with-adhd/ - Going to College with ASD – https://www.
affordablecollegesonline.org/ college-resource-center/ students-with-autism/ - Thriving in Trade School with a Disability – https://www.
accreditedschoolsonline.org/ vocational-trade-school/ people-with-disabilities/
Resources for Medication Assistance:
- Patient Prescription Drug Assistance Programs listed at NAMI
- Together Rx Access
- Medicare Prescription Drug Program
- Mental Health Part D
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA)
Disease-Specific Information: Schizophrenia
Disease-Specific Information: Bipolar Disorder
- MedlinePlus: Bipolar Disorder
- National Institute of Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Connect: Part of the HealthCentral Network
- Bipolar.com — Bipolar Disorder Information and Resources: GlaxoSmithKline
- Bipolar Mania Support (good tools)
Disease-Specific Information: Depression
- MSU Extension Montguide: Depression: What You Should Know (2005)
- My Depression Connection: Part of the HealthCentral Network
Disease-Specific Information: Anxiety Disorders
- Facts About Anxiety Disorders (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Anxiety Connection: Part of the HealthCentral Network
Disease-Specific Information:
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders
- The Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain
- Mental Illness: The Challenge of Dual Diagnosis
- National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
Related Issues: Suicide
- Voices of Hope (Great Falls): State-wide crisis line for
- 1-800-273-TALK (National Suicide Prevention Hotline)
- Suicide from MedlinePlus
- Clinical Trials in Suicide and Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention Action Network-USA
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-Montana
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- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Montana Suicide Prevention
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center
- The Surgeon General’s Call To Action To Prevent Suicide
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action
- American Association of Suicidology
- Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide
- Missoula Suicide Prevention Network
Related Issues: Homicide and Violence
Related Issues: Homelessness
Economic Costs of Mental Illness and Costs and Benefits of Treatment
- Economic Costs of Mental Illness & Benefits of Treatment Shelley Geballe, J.D., M.P.H. (June 2001) (Connecticut Voices for Children) (120K pdf)
- The economic burden of mental illness. (Abstract)
- Health economics and cost implications of anxiety and other mental disorders in the United States. (Abstract)
- The economic impact of schizophrenia. (Abstract)
- Economic costs of substance abuse, 1995.(Abstract)
- Estimates of economic costs of alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness, 1985 and 1988.(Abstract)
- The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States – 1992 (NIDA Study)
- Estimated economic costs of alcohol abuse, 1985 and 1990 (NIAAA Study)
- Costs to society of alcohol abuse, other drug abuse, and mental illness, United States, 1980
Mental Health Related Deaths:
- Montana Statistics
Mental Illness and Criminal-Justice System:
Additional Mental Health Links Currently Unclassified:
- American Psychiatric Association News Room
- Mental Health Facts (from MHSource.com)
- Adult Attention Deficit Syndrome (from mental-health-matters.com)
- The Science of Mental Illness Curriculum Supplement (NIH)
- Mental Health Metasearch
- National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- An online database for brain disease research — Describes the Stanley Medical Research Institute online genomics database (SMRIDB) of human brain disease (i.e. bipolar, schizophrenia, and depression)
- World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health page
- Compose e-mail message to Montana media at Congress.org
- Compose e-mail message to Senators Baccus, Burns or Rep. Reberg
- Compose e-mail message to Montana legislators
- Compose e-mail message to Montana officials
- Mental Health Ministries
- Increasing Mental Health Workforce
- Links to PubMed Abstracts not yet classified:
Evidence-Based Practices–
Supported Employment:
- Helping people with severe mental illness to obtain work: systematic reviewRural Supported Employment (from: UM Rural Institute)
- The Job Match: Maximizing Outcomes With Consumers With Mental Illness (1998, Rural Institute)
- The Montana Choice: Customized Employment Project (undated, Rural Institute)
Compulsory Community Treatments
(CTO = community treatment orders: IOC = AOT = )
- compulsory community treatment (CCT)
- Involuntary outpatient commitment (IOC)
County Specific Links in WSAA Region
Beaverhead County — Dillon
Deer Lodge County — Anaconda
Flathead County — Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls
Grantie County — Philipsburg
Lake County — Polson and Ronan
Lincoln County — Libby
Madison County — Virginia City and Ennis
Mineral County — Superior
Missoula County — Missoula
Powell County — Deer Lodge
Ravalli County — Hamilton, Stevensville, Florence, Corvallis
Sanders County — Thompson Falls and Plains
Silver Bow County — Butte
Other States:
To Request More Information:
To get more information about the WSAA, the Local Advisory Councils and Committees (LACs) in Western Montana or other mental health issues in Montana, please send e-mail to webmaster@wsaamt.org