Sanders County Mental Health Resource Guide

NAMI Montana compiled the Sanders County Mental Health Resource Guide as a service for mental health professionals, social workers, and family and friends of those in mental health crisis.

According to the 2020 Census, Sanders County Montana has a population of 12,113 with an estimated 3,097 families.

If you are in a severe life-threatening crisis, please call or text 988 or otherwise contact your local law enforcement and emergency medical services.

Montana 211 connects you to non-emergency resources and assistance across Montana. Call 211 to reach them.

Mental Health and Addiction Services

Local

Western Montana Mental Health Center - 406-532-9190

Family Counseling Center  - 406-827-9330

Indian Health Services - 406-745-3525

Flathead Valley Chemical Dependency Clinic - 406-827-4241

Statewide

Frontier Psychiatry - 406-200-8471

Veteran’s Administration Montana Health Care - 406-442-6410

Charlie Health ( Online care for teens, young adults and families) - 406-510-2118

Montana Healthcare Programs Help Line - 800-362-8312

Montana Medicaid - 406-683-3773

Addiction Treatment Help Line - 877-887-5016

Drug Abuse Hotline (24 hrs) - 866-872-6790

Alcoholics Anonymous - 833-800-8553

Montana Mental Health Ombudsman (help navigating system) - 888-444-9669

Montana Child and Family Ombudsman - 844-252-4453

NAMI Montana (support education and advocacy) - 406-443-7871

Drug Abuse Rehabilitation and Treatment Information - 866-872-6790

Addictive and Mental Disorders Division (State Agency for Adult Mental Illness) - 406-444-3964

Montana Children’s Mental Health Bureau - 406-444-4545

Vet Center - 877-927-8387

Montana National Guard Family Programs - 877-706-7598

Mental Health America of Montana - 877-927-6642

Veterans Administration - 800-827-1000

Montana Brain Injury Alliance Help Line - 800-246442

Montana Peer Network - 406-551-1058

Warrior Care Network - 904-405-1213

Montana Suicide Support Group (H.O.P.E.) - 406-543-2890

The Bright App - Locate a Behavioral Health Provider in Montana  

Housing Assistance

Section 8 Low Income Housing Assistance - 406-247-4710

Housing and Rental Assistance - 406-247-4732

Veterans Supportive Services - 406-208-3401

Section 8 Low Income Housing Assistance - 406-841-2840

Montana Fair Housing - 800-929-2611  

Financial Assistance

Local

Community Food Banks

Food Pantry – 406-322-8537

Statewide

Offices of Public Assistance (DPHHS)  - 406-683-3773

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - 1-888-706-1535

Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) - 1-888-706-1535

MT Job Service(by appointment) - 406-444-2840

State of Montana Vocational Rehabilitation - 877-296-1197

Social Security Administration - 800-772-1213

Disability Determination Services - 800-545-3054

Community Food Banks - 406-683-2199  

Other Medical Assistance

Local

Hot Springs Medical Clinic - 406-741-3602

Main Street Medical - 406-827-4307

Plains Medical Clinic - 406-826-4810

Thompson Falls Clinic - 406-827-4442

Clark Fork Valley Hospital - 406-826-4800

Bonner County Hospital – Sandpoint ID - 208-263-1441

Partnership for Prescription Assistance  - 1-888-477-2669

Statewide

Montana Medicaid - 406-683-3773

Healthy Montana Kids Health Coverage - 877-543-7669

Medicaid Help Line - 888-706-1535

Medicare Information - 800-633-4227

Montana Mental Health Services Plan - 406-444-3055

Big Sky RXMedicare Prescription Assistance - 866-369-1233

Partnership for Prescription Assistance - 888-477-2669

Catholic Social Services of Montana (Adoption Services) - 406-442-4130  

Legal Assistance

Local

County Sheriff - 406-827-3584

Police Department  (non-emergency)

Hot Springs – 406-741-3314

Plains – 406-826-5990

Thompson Falls – 406-827-3557

Public Defender’s Office - 406-751-6080

County Attorney  - 406-827-6903

Statewide

Montana Legal Services - 800-666-6899

Disability Rights Montana - 800-245-4743

Child and Family Services (Child Abuse) - 406-683-3793

Protective Services for Adults (Elder Abuse) - 844-277-9300

Montana Mental Disabilities Board of Visitors (For complaints about quality of care) - 406-693-7035  

Transportation Assistance

Montana Medicaid Transportation (for medical purposes) (info re: mileage reimbursement) - 800-292-7114

Sanders County Transportation - 800-246-5899

Montana Medicaid Transportation - 800-292-7114

Greyhound Bus - 800-231-2222  

We do our best to keep the guides up to date, but we need your help with the process.  Please let us know if one of the contacts in your county is invalid or if there is another resource we should include.