Missoula County Local Advisory Council on Behavioral Health

Your Community — Your Voice

“Behavioral health” includes mental health, substance use, and social functioning. Mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and other impediments to individuals’ quality of life are all behavioral health issues.

MAY IS "MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH" See our 'News, Events, and Updates' page for details!

Saturday, May 9 (2:00 PM): "In Our Own Voices" reading at Missoula Public Library (4th floor, Blackfoot Boardroom) FREE!

Tuesday, May 12 (6:00 PM): "Your Community, Your Voice" public forum at Missoula Public Library (4th floor, Cooper Meeting Room). Featured speakers are Tami Burlingame (NAMI Missoula) and Suzanne Garcia Pino (4th D Club). FREE!

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Providing a Forum

We provide a forum for citizens to exchange information and to help solve problems affecting community members. We keep the public informed, we relay their questions and concerns to providers and elected officials, and we advocate for and on behalf of the behavioral health community.

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Raising Awareness

The LAC organizes and participates in community events, keeping the issue of behavioral health in the spotlight. We speak to neighborhood groups and to local organizations, combating the stigma attached to behavioral health issues and emphasizing the possibility of recovery.

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Engaging With Leaders

We work with Montana’s Eastern Service Area Authority, with the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division, and with Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services. We also work with local and state legislators and leaders.

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Please Join Us!

Together we can transform Missoula’s behavioral health system into one that is person-centered, recovery-oriented, responsive to and respectful of people with lived experiences, their families, and other community stakeholders. The MLAC does not discriminate because of race, religious affiliation, age (18+), gender identification, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or any other category protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS INCLUDE:

Individuals with mental illness and/or substance use disorders

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Family Members

Community Providers

Law Enforcement

Local Government Officials

Advocates

NAMI Members

Support group members & Peer Support Specialists

"This group stands as a vital pillar within our community, ... by courageously addressing the often-stigmatized topic of mental health, they have shattered barriers and opened up essential dialogues.

Jessica - Age 34

"Real, lasting change happens when the voices of people are centered. When these voices and experiences guide our work, communities become stronger."

Stephanie

Take our Behavioral Health Survey!

Scan this QR code and take our survey! Results are anonymous.

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Stories Matter!

Stories help us understand what statistics can’t. They remind us we’re not alone, and they help shape a more compassionate, responsive system of care. We invite you to reach out to us to share your story, whether it's still unfolding or long past. You can use the form below, or click on the email link and use your own email client.

Please reach out to us with any questions or comments about our work. We promise to respond shortly.

IN CRISIS? Call or text 988. For emergencies call 911 or visit your nearest hospital.

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(406) 317-1075

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Missoula County Local Advisory Council on Behavioral Health

Your Community — Your Voice

Providing a Forum

Raising Awareness

Engaging With Leaders

Please Join Us!

Individuals with mental illness and/or substance use disorders

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Family Members

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Community Providers

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Law Enforcement

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Local Government Officials

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Advocates

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NAMI Members

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Support group members & Peer Support Specialists

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"This group stands as a vital pillar within our community, ... by courageously addressing the often-stigmatized topic of mental health, they have shattered barriers and opened up essential dialogues.

"Real, lasting change happens when the voices of people are centered. When these voices and experiences guide our work, communities become stronger."

Take our Behavioral Health Survey!

Stories Matter!

(406) 317-1075

missoulalac@gmail.com