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Missoula County approves $115,000 MacArthur capstone grant to support justice, behavioral health and housing work
Summary
The Missoula County Board of Commissioners approved an 18-month, $115,000 capstone grant from the MacArthur Foundation to continue work at the intersection of the justice system, behavioral health and housing, including training and transitional-aged-youth interventions and partial salary support for staff.
Missoula County commissioners approved an 18-month, $115,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation to continue county work linking the justice system with behavioral-health and housing services.
The funding was described by staff as a capstone grant intended to sustain initiatives that combine justice, behavioral-health and housing interventions. The county said the award will support housing interventions aimed at transitional-aged youth, pay a portion of staff salaries, cover travel and meeting expenses, and provide direct assistance to clients. "We're looking at housing interventions for transitional aged youth who have been system involved," a county staff member said during the presentation.
County staff described one component as Critical Time Intervention (CTI) training for case managers and service providers who work with justice-involved clients with behavioral-health needs. The staff presentation said CTI provides a structure for wraparound services and aims to standardize case management practices so that services are passed off responsibly among providers.
A commissioner moved to approve the grant agreement. The motion was seconded and the board voted in favor; the chair called the vote "all in favor, aye." Meeting minutes list the item as approved.
County staff said the MacArthur award is intended to complement an existing program that is focused specifically on transitional-aged youth (ages roughly 18–24) and is being managed by Homeward. The presenter said the capstone grant funds are connected to several ongoing initiatives across departments and include both direct client assistance and capacity-building activities.
The county did not provide additional detail in the meeting about the grant's reporting schedule, specific vendor contracts for the CTI training, or whether the CTI training paid for under this grant is the same CTI training noted elsewhere on the agenda. Those details were not specified during the discussion.
Looking ahead, staff said the grant supports ongoing work already under way and would continue county efforts to coordinate housing, behavioral-health and justice-system partners.
