Mental Health Care in Montana

Mental Health Facilities by City in Montana

The Montana cities with the most SAMHSA-listed mental health facilities. All 28 cities are listed below the table.

Crisis and Support Lines in Montana

Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, any time.

• Montana Warm Line: 1-877-688-3377 (Montana Warm Line)

• Montana crisis services

Montana's Mental Health Agency

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division (BHDD) oversees public mental health services in Montana.

• Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division (BHDD)
• Find local services through Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division (BHDD)

Medicaid Mental Health Coverage in Montana

Montana's Medicaid program is Montana Medicaid, HELP and Healthy Montana Kids (HMK) Plus. Primary Care Montana (PCMT), a voluntary primary care case management program, replaced the Passport to Health Program beginning July 1, 2026. Eligible members are encouraged but not required to participate. Covered mental health services the state names include crisis and emergency services, individual, group, and family counseling, inpatient and outpatient therapy, medication management, psychological testing, dialectical behavior therapy, peer support, crisis stabilization, day treatment, partial hospitalization, mental health targeted case management, intensive community-based rehabilitation, program of assertive community treatment, community-based psychiatric rehabilitation and support, illness management and recovery services, adult group home and adult foster care services, outpatient mental health assessments for children (HMK Plus) and mental health intensive outpatient therapy for children (HMK Plus). Adult mental health services are covered if provided by a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), psychologist or psychiatrist. Some services (adult group and foster home, community-based psychiatric rehabilitation and support, illness management and recovery, dialectical behavior therapy, assertive community treatment, crisis intervention facility, targeted case management, partial hospitalization, day treatment and intensive community-based rehabilitation) are listed for adults with severe disabling mental illness (SDMI). Prior authorization is required for some services; members may contact Mountain Pacific at (800) 219-7035.

• Montana Medicaid, HELP and Healthy Montana Kids (HMK) Plus mental health services
• Montana Medicaid behavioral health

Adult Mental Health Centers

Montana's Adult Mental Health Centers are community-based providers that offer a range of mental health services, including outpatient therapy, case management, peer support, crisis stabilization, and other supports across the state.

• Adult Mental Health Centers in Montana

Check a Therapist's License in Montana

Before you start, confirm your therapist or psychologist holds an active Montana license.

• Psychologists: Montana Board of Psychologists
• Professional counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and addiction counselors: Montana Board of Behavioral Health

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to find a therapist, how sliding-scale therapy works, whether Medicaid covers therapy and the difference between a psychiatrist and a therapist.

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