(Bozeman) Montana State University is helping facilitate a grant to bolster the state’s mental health professional workforce and support people struggling with substance use in rural areas.
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the $2.39 million grant to MSU and the Montana Office for Rural Health and Area Education Center, or MORH/AHEC, in 2024.
MSU says the four-year grant builds on the Montana Family Support Program, which has operated since 2020 and has trained 140 Montanans as behavioral health paraprofessionals through more than 100 hours of instruction.
