This Toolkit is provided through a collaborative effort between the Mental Health Oversight Advisory Council and the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division (AMDD). An individual with lived experience (person with a mental illness), family members, a Service Area Authority representative, Mental Health Oversight Advisory Council members, a Community Program Officer, Children Mental Health Bureau and AMDD Program Staff participated in the process.
The Toolkit is in response to the challenges of developing and sustaining comprehensive mental health services for children and adults across Montana through community development. Real systemic change begins with the voice from the local level; may this Toolkit provide the tools individuals and communities need to advocate for all those impacted by mental illness and serious emotional disturbance.
Local Advisory Councils are encouraged to adapt the Toolkit, in keeping with the integrity of the Toolkit, to meet the unique needs of their local community. The Mental Health Oversight Advisory Council is committed to review and consider updates/modifications to the Toolkit.
