Center For Mental Health Foundation

The Center for Mental Health's Vision is "Partnering to Improve Lives." Our mission: "The Center for Mental Health partners with people and communities to produce exceptional, integrated mental health and substance abuse services." The CMH Foundation's mission: "Promote mental health and recovery by supporting the Center for Mental Health."

Description:
The CMH Foundation provides administration and fundraising services support the Center for Mental Health. The CMH is one of four mental health centers in Montana that serves a thirteen county region along the I-15 corridor from Havre to Whitehall. It provides outpatient mental health services in 10 clinics which includes psychiatric assessment, therapy, case management and group therapy; therapeutic group homes, day treatment centers in four communities, Program for Assertive Community Treatment in Great Falls and Helena, crisis stabilization and crisis response team in Helena, comprehensive school-based services in East Helena and Great Falls and Peer Support services in Great Falls and soon in Helena.

History:
The Center, formerly known as Golden Triangle Center for Mental Health, was established in 1974 in the nine counties around Great Falls called the "Golden Triangle" because of its wheat production. In 1997 the Center began providing services to Lewis & Clark, Broadwater and Jefferson counties and later Meagher county. CMH is a private non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization supported by client fees, contracts with state agencies, county contributions, corporate donations and gifts from private citizens. The Center provides over $2 million dollars of unreimbursed services or "Charity Care" annually.

Contact people:

Joan Higgins-Smith, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) Heidi Gibson, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Sandra Lundstrom, Program Manager, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (406) 443-3420

Address:

900 North Jackson Helena, MT 59601 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.center4mh.org

Directions:

From Last Chance Gulch and Helena Avenue go north on Last Chance Gulch to 15th street (look for Montana Flag and Pole on the east side of street) turn east or right and go less than one block. The Center. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: HATS makes curb to curb stops at the Center for Mental Health.

Last updated on August 3, 2009