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Daniel Carpenter

Montana News

Montana tribes want to stop jailing people for suicide attempts but lack a safer alternative

Tribal officials and various mental health advocates have been trying to find an alternative for nearly a decade. But the Fort Peck reservation is still badly lacking in both secure psychiatric facilities and qualified mental health workers.