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Montana State Suicide Prevention Information

• Contact Information
• Recent Developments
• State Events
• History of State Suicide Prevention Efforts
• State and Local Prevention Resources
• Legislation/Resolutions
• Funding Sources

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Montana Contact Information:

Please click on contact information to view the person(s) taking the lead in suicide prevention planning efforts in all of the states or territories.

Recent Developments:

• State grantee of Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (SAMHSA) funding
  
  
• Governor Judy Martz recently awarded grants totaling $40,000 to four agencies in Montana for the development of youth suicide programs
  
  
• The Department of Public Health has an active Advisory Committee, which has an interest in suicide prevention
  
  
• Montana currently has 150 certified QPR instructors in 44 communities AFSP Montana is committed to providing suicide prevention training throughout Montana
  
  

State Events:

Visit the SPRC Calendar of Events for more details on all state and national events. If you would like to add a particular event, please take a moment to fill out our online Add Your Event form.

State and Local Prevention Resources:

Organizations

Materials

• EMS Community Planning and Integration Guide – Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation
  
  
• Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation – Tel: 406-585-2659
  
  
• Intermountain Regional EMS for Children Coordinating Council State of the Region Report
  
  
• Montana State Hospital Policy and Procedure: Suicide Precautions – Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
  
  
• Montana Suicide Survivor Support Groups – American Foundation of Suicide Prevention- Montana
  
  

Legislation/Resolutions:

• 2007 – The 2007 Montana Legislature passed Senate Bill 478 creating a suicide prevention program through the Department of Public Health and Human Services with an annual budget of $400,000 to go toward suicide prevention programs in the state.
  
  

Funding Sources:

• 2005 – State grantee of Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (SAMHSA) funding: Approximately $400,000
  
  
• Emergency Medical Services for Children Partnership Grant: $3,000/year
  
  
• The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services awarded four grants in the spring of 2004 for $10,000 each to fund local youth suicide prevention efforts. The grants were awarded to the Fetal, Infant and Child Mortality Review Teams in Missoula, Cascade and Yellowstone Counties and the Indian Development and Education Alliance in Miles City
  
  

For assistance, please contact your SPRC Prevention Specialist, Lisa Capoccia, by email at lcapoccia@edc.org or telephone at 617-618-2907.

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