Behavioral Health for Future Generations Commission

A state commission charged with rebuilding Montana’s mental and behavioral health system went over proposed recommendations this week.

The state has announced its first plans for spending a $300 million pool of money created to boost Montana's ailing mental health and disability care systems.

A state commission is asking Gov. Greg Gianforte to approve $7.5 million for mobile crisis teams and stabilization centers.

The Montana State Hospital’s forensic unit has been struggling for years to keep up with the number of inmates criminally committed to the facility. That’s led to long wait times in jail cells for inmates awaiting treatment. State health officials said they have a way to fix the problem.