| Location
(County) |
Meeting
Schedule |
Contact
Person(s) | Other Officers |
| Beaverhead Co. Dillon |
2nd Friday of each month @ Noon in the Courthouse |
Pam
Mussard -- Chair 41 Barrett St Dillion, MT 59725 Phone: 683-1119 pmussard@buttechc.com | |
| Flathead
Co. Kalispell |
2nd Wednesday of each month @ 12:30pm to 2:00pm in The Summit |
Tom Bartlett -- Chair 33 Hathaway Lane Kalispell, MT 59901 Phone: 885-3865 bartlett@montanasky.net | |
| Lake
Co. Ronan & Polson |
1st Wednesday of
each month @ 2:00 PM at County Courthouse in Polson |
Royalee
Bishop -- Secretary 1105 First Street East Polson, MT 883-3556 royaleebishop@yahoo.com | Tom Camel -- Chair Paddy Trusler -- Treasurer |
| Lincoln
Co. Libby |
2nd Tuesday of each
month @ 2:00PM at Lighthouse Day Treatment Center, Basement of WMMHC 1469 S Hwy 2 in Libby |
Alyce
Anderson -- Chair 519 East 4th Street Libby, MT 59923 Phone: 293-5370 A_alyce@hotmail.com | Sunny Terry -- Vice Chair Christine Hartzmann -- Secretary Breena Hanley -- Treasurer |
| Missoula
Co. Missoula |
3rd Monday of each month @ 2:00 PM At River House ADT 1315 Wyoming St. |
Brook
Jaqueth -- Chair 1437 S 1st St W Apt A Missoula, MT 59801 Phone: 728-8093 brookelovesred@bresnan.net | Patrick Wayne -- WSAA Rep. Stacey Wheeler -- Secretary |
| Ravalli Co. (Bitterroot Valley LAC) Hamilton |
2nd Monday of each
month from 12-2PM At Conference Room Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital |
Charles Baker -- Chair / WSAA Rep. PO Box 134 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: 381-0559 charles@bakertime.com Denelle Pappier -- Secretary / WSAA At-large Board member 363-1311 dpappier@aol.com | Mavis Vaillancourt -- Vice Chair Barb Lucas -- Treasurer |
| Silver Bow Co. Butte |
2nd Thursday of each month @ Noon In the WMMHC at 106 W. Broadway |
Michelle
Lewis -- Chair 106 W Broadway Butte, MT 59701 Phone: 723-5489 jmartz@wmmhc.org | |
Counties in WSAA Area without LACs: Mineral Co. -- Superior (in process of forming from March 2006) Powell Co. -- Deer Lodge (inc. Montana State Prison) Granite Co. -- Philipsburg Deer Lodge Co. -- Anaconda (inc. Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs) Madison Co. -- Virginia City Saunders Co. -- Thompson Falls (was affiliated with Lake Co LAC) | |||
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by Charles Baker --adopted from New Beginnings Activities Center Jan. 2006 Newsletter The Montana legislature has passed laws creating various boards that work with Addiction and Mental Disorders Division (AMDD). These boards are: Local Advisory Councils (or Committees) (LACs), regional Service Area Authorities (SAAs), and the Mental Health Oversight Advisory Council (MHOAC). The majority of the members of MHOAC and the majority of the board of directors of the SAAs must be consumers or family members. “The LACs must seek active participation of primary and secondary consumers, family members, and advocates and must include ‘significant representation’ of these groups.” (From MHOAC’s Policy on Local Advisory Councils.) People who are concerned about the mental health needs and services in each county are encouraged to participate in or to form LACs to determine needs and suggest solutions to their regional SAA, MHOAC and AMDD. “LACs primary focus will be to advise the (regional) SAA on program issues affecting the community.” (From MHOAC’s Policy on Local Advisory Councils.) |