As demand for mental healthcare spikes, budget ax set to strike

By Matt Volz
Published Updated 7 Min Read

When the pandemic hit, health officials in Montana’s Beaverhead County had barely begun to fill a hole left by the 2017 closure of the local public assistance office, mental health clinic, chemical dependency center and job placement office after the state’s last budget shortfall.

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