Grading the States 2006: Montana

Overall Grade: F Category Grades: Infrastructure: F Information Access: D- Services: F Recovery Supports: F

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $123.41 11 Per Capita Income $24,610 45 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $113 39 Suicide Rank 3

Recent Innovations Regional service area plan for Medicaid Multi-level approach to curb alcohol abuse that connects to core mental health problems, including the nation's third-highest suicide rate

Urgent Needs More beds in hospital and crisis units--not jails Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) and jail diversion programs American Indian inclusion Better pay for providers

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