Montana Healthcare Foundation

Montana Healthcare Foundation (MHCF) is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all Montanans. MHCF contributes to a healthier state by making strategic investments that support access to quality and affordable health services, conducting evidence-driven research and analysis, and addressing the upstream influences on health and illness. IBH planning and implementation grants are available.

Project ECHO through the Billings Clinic

The ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model™ is a medical education and care management collaborative that empowers clinicians in remote settings to deliver better care to more people locally. By putting local clinicians together with specialist teams at larger medical centers in weekly virtual clinics or teleECHO™ clinics, Project ECHO: shares knowledge, expands treatment capacity, and offers peer support to otherwise regionally isolated clinicians. Project teleECHO Clinics include: Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH), Corrections Collaborative and Opioid Addiction Treatment (OAT).

Behavioral Health Alliance of Montana

The Behavioral Health Alliance of Montana (BHAM) is a newly formed consortium of substance use and mental health providers serving adults and children statewide. BHAM is the culmination of two years of intensive discussions led and facilitated by MHCF. The purpose of BHAM is to strengthen the behavioral health prevention and treatment system in Montana by coordinating the efforts of providers, and effectively guiding state policy, implementing new initiatives, and promoting and supporting the adoption of best practices.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Montana Chapter

NAMI Montana is the Montana chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots organization for people with mental illnesses and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the country. NAMI Montana supports, educates, and advocates for Montanans with severe mental illnesses and their families. NAMI Montana has over 400 members and growing, with affiliates located in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Havre, Helene, Kalispell, Livingston, Lewistown, and Missoula. Visit our site to learn how to become a member of NAMI Montana.

Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA)

Incorporated in 1987, the Montana Primary Care Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to high-quality, community-based, affordable primary health care in Montana. MPCA is the association of Montana’s community health centers, and works to support and increase Montanans’ access to excellent, patient-centered health care. MPCA provides training and technical assistance to health centers and works to improve access to health care for all, especially for underserved and vulnerable populations. MPCA has regular featured trainings, many of which provide education and training on integrated behavioral health. To learn more visit the website and for events please see the calendar.

The work upon which this web site is based was funded through a grant awarded by the Montana Healthcare Foundation.

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