Mental Health Center - Billings, Montana

Education is key to understanding issues surrounding mental illness. Mental health can be achieved and episodes shortened when adequate and correct information is available to the person affected by mental illness. The linked sites below may be helpful for anyone seeking mental health information.

The Mental Health Center provides free Consultation, Education and Prevention services to schools, businesses, civic clubs, churches, and other community organizations. For consultation, education, speakers bureau, and health fair requests, contact the Mental Health Center's director, Bob Ross at 252-5658.

For further information on substance abuse prevention, please contact the Prevention Specialist in our MHC Journey Recovery Program office at 406.254.1314.

Links to Mental Health Information follow. Thank you for visiting the Mental Health Center Site. Appearance of a Web site link here does not imply endorsement by Mental Health Center of the external Web site's content or the views and opinions of the external Web site's sponsoring organization.

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center offers information, programs and more. The SAMSHA Call Center is staffed with trained Information Specialists who respond to inquiries about mental health issues. We are available weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Eastern time. Call (800) 789-2647 (toll-free); (866) 889-2647 (tdd) or visit http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/topics/

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis. If you need help, please dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255). You will be routed to the closest possible crisis center in your area. With over 120 crisis centers across the country, our mission is to provide immediate assistance to anyone seeking mental health services. Call for yourself, or someone you care about. Your call is free and confidential.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Para obtener asistencia en espa�ol durante las 24 horas, llame al 1-888-628-9454

HELPGUIDE� Mental Health Issues: Mental and emotional health generally refers to an individual's thoughts, feelings and actions, particularly when faced with life's challenges and stresses. Many minor mental health problems can be relieved by some common-sense measures.
http://www.helpguide.org/mental_emotional_health.htm

NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness with help for their families as well. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation's voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1,100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.
http://www.nami.org/

The Montana Mental Health Association (MMHA) is a nonprofit association of volunteer citizens concerned with all aspects of mental health and mental illness. MMHA educates by sponsoring professional conferences and advocacy workshops for consumers, families, professionals and the general public. Advocacy includes efforts to help reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness through enhanced public awareness and education. http://www.montanamentalhealth.org/