Legislator Alerts

The importance of actions taken — and not taken — by our Legislators cannot be overstated. Our very lives depend on available, affordable Health Care Services.

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• The Treatment Gap
• Budget Cuts Human Services
• Research Shows Treatment Is Effective
• Alternatives To Building Prison Beds
• Adolescent Treatment Services Increasing
• Alcohol, Marijuana, Methamphetamine and Oxycontin Top List of Local Drug Problems
• Prison Overcrowding Calls for New Initiatives
• Montana’s Criminal Justice System Must Improve
• Mental Health Spending is Helping Fuel Montana’s Deficits
• DPHHS Must Embrace Mental Health Services Reform
• Mental Health Division Alcohol Treatment Monies
• Mental Health Bureau Funds Deficits With Alcohol Money
• Paying for Drug Treatment Programs: Less Costly Than Jails or Prison
• Moving From Incarceration to Diversion – Is Montana Ready?
• Low Cost Treatment: Better Return Than Spending $97 Million On Incarceration
• Proposition 36: A Public Health Approach Aimed At Reducing Incarceration
• Legislators Should Continue Funding Based on Results