Center For Mental Health

Center For Mental Health is a non-profit organization located in Montana that provides mental health and substance abuse treatment services. It has been registered to receive federal awards since 2009 and is eligible to continue receiving them through 2025.

Center For Mental Health has received two major federal grant awards from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services. In 2023, it was awarded a $3 million Project Grant under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants program. This funding supports the Central Montana CCBHC Improvement and Advancement Project, aimed at expanding access to and improving community mental health and substance use disorder treatment services in Cascade and Lewis and Clark counties. Key objectives include increasing client screenings, referrals, and tracking for primary care, co-occurring disorders, and support services; expanding care coordination capacity; establishing rural access points; and improving cultural competency through evidence-based training. Previously, in 2021, Center For Mental Health received an $11.2 million Project Grant from SAMHSA for the Central Montana Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Project. This grant funded efforts to increase access to community crisis, treatment, recovery, and support services for individuals with severe and disabling mental illness in the same geographic region. Activities included integrating primary care, ensuring access to medication treatment, developing crisis stabilization capacity, coordinating care, and offering housing support services. Center For Mental Health has also received a sub-grant from the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services to provide chemical dependency outpatient services.