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Committee supports renaming mental health advisory council to Behavioral Health Advisory Council
House Health and Human Services · February 17, 2025
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Summary
Sen. Yakawich sponsored SB 144 to change the Mental Health Advisory Council’s name to Behavioral Health Advisory Council to align with SAMHSA guidance and reflect co-occurring substance-use concerns; DPHHS prevention chief said the council has operated as behavioral health since 2023.
Senator Mike Yakawich asked the committee to approve SB 144, which renames Montana’s Mental Health Advisory Council as the Behavioral Health Advisory Council to better reflect combined substance-use and mental-health planning.
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