City of Missoula receives $727K Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

City Of Missoula — missoula mobile crisis team (mct) expansion project - the missoula mobile crisis team (mct) expansion project will increase mobile crisis capacity in missoula county, Montana (124,555 residents across 2,600 square miles) by adding a third response unit, extending service hours from 10 to up to 18 daily, and strengthening countywide partnerships. The project will serve individuals of all ages experiencing behavioral health crises, including youth, adults with serious mental illness or substance use disorders, veterans, justice‑involved individuals, people experiencing homelessness or housing instability, and rural residents who currently receive a disproportionately low share of mct responses. The project will expand mct staffing with additional clinicians and emts, enhance administrative and evaluation capacity, and improve coordination with partners such as aware’s ccbhc, phc, missoula county, and public safety agencies. Strategies include implementing an mct services plan, extending hours toward 24‑hour coverage, increasing rural response using heat‑mapping data, and formalizing agreements to strengthen crisis system integration and sustainability. Project goals are to expand crisis response capacity, increase coverage hours and geographic reach, and strengthen partnerships and funding for long‑term sustainability. Measurable objectives include establishing and staffing the third unit within six months; increasing hours to 14 daily by year 1 and 18 by year 2; raising rural response above the current 18% baseline; finalizing new and updated partnership agreements; and completing a long‑term business and reimbursement plan to support a future 24‑hour model.