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RS 472_RS 495
Montana. Department of
Corrections and Human Services
Montana Department of Corrections and Human Services, Mental
Health Division records
1990-1999
3 linear feet
This collection is a subgroup (Former
Division) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records.
Following the state reorganization in 1995, the Mental Health Division's duties were
transferred to DPHHS' Addictive and Mental Disorders Division. Please see the primary
finding aid for more Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. This collection
contains Mental Health Division records from the Cooperative Recruiting Service (CRS)
(1990-1994), county plans (1990-1999), Human Resources Development (HRD) (1990-1994), and
correspondence (1990-1995).
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English
The Department of Corrections and Human Services was preceded by the Department of
Institutions. The primary function being to administer Montana state institutions providing
care and rehabilitation to state residents requiring institutional care including: the
Montana Children's Center, the State Soldier's Home (Montana Veterans Home), the State
Hospital (Warm Springs State Hospital), the State Training School and Hospital (Boulder
River School and Hospital), the State Industrial School for Boys (Pine Hills School), the
State Vocational School for Girls (Mountain View School), Montana State Tuberculosis
Sanitarium (Galen State Hospital), the State Prison, the Eastmont Training Center, the
Division of Mental Hygiene, the Swan River Youth Forest Camp, and the Montana Center for the
Aged.
Prior to 1995, the Mental Health Division was attached to the Department of Corrections and
Human Services. Following the state reorganization in 1995, the Mental Health Division's
duties were transferred to the newly created Montana Department of Public Health and Human
Services, Addictive and Mental Disorders Division.
This collection is composed of four series.
Cooperative Recruiting Service (CRS) (1990-1994): The CRS was an initiative of the Mental
Health Division to more effectively and efficiently compete for the limited supply of
qualified mental health professionals willing to work in a rural state such as Montana by
pooling resources. Included are developmental documents, activity reports, evaluations,
data, and correspondence.
County Plans (1990-1999): These files contain information related to chemical dependency
plans by county.
Human Resources Development (HRD) (1990-1994): The HRD was a grant project to develop and
place in professional journals a series of display ads beginning in 1990 to get the
attention of mental health professionals by featuring the “lifestyle” Montana has to offer
in order to attract them to work in Montana.
Correspondence (1990-1995): Includes correspondence related to the Montana State Hospital
(MSH), Mental Health Division (MHD), and Managed Resources Montana (MRM).
This collection is arranged by series.
Collection is open for research.
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Library & Archives
and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written
permission must be obtained from the Library & Archives before any reproduction use. The
Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In
some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the
copyright owners.
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human
Services were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 495, in order to help
facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society catalog, and to
follow best archival practices.
Collections from Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services' various Divisions
and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 495. Rather than reprocessing over 150 linear feet
of DPHHS materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those
collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding
aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over
the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding
aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if
this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places
should search under these terms.
Montana. Department of Public Health and Human Services
Montana. Department of Corrections and Human Services
Mentalhealth
Mental healthservices--Montana.
Chemicaldependency
Montana
Mental
Health
Detailed Description of the Collection
Cooperative Recruiting Service (CRS)
1 / 1
Paper
1993
1 / 2
Development Documents
1990
1 / 3
Evaluation
1992
1 / 4
Evaluation
1990
1 / 5
Data
1993
1 / 6-9
Activity Report Region 1-4 (5 was empty)
1991-1993
1 / 10
Activity Report Montana State Hospital
(MSH)
1992-1993
1 / 11
Correspondence
1991-1994
1 / 12
User Manual
1992
County Plans
1 / 13
County Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment and Prevention
Services Planning Guidelines
1996-1999
1 / 14
Beaverhead
1991
1 / 15
Big Horn
1991
1 / 16
Blaine
1991
1 / 17
Broadwater
1992
1 / 18
Carbon
1991
1 / 19
Carter
1992
1 / 20-21
Cascade
1992
1 / 22
Dawson
1992
1 / 23
Deer Lodge
1991
1 / 24
Fergus
1991
1 / 25-26
Flathead
1990
1 / 27
Gallatin
1991
2 / 1
Glacier
1991
2 / 2
Golden Valley
1990
2 / 3
Lake
1990
2 / 4
Lewis and Clark
1991
2 / 5
Missoula
1991
2 / 6
Missoula
1994
2 / 7
Pondera
1991
2 / 8
Pondera
1995
2 / 9
Ravalli
1992
2 / 10
Sanders
1990
2 / 11
Sheridan
1990
2 / 12
Sheridan
1995
2 / 13
Silver Bow
1992
2 / 14
Sweetgrass
1991
2 / 15
Teton
1992
2 / 16
Yellowstone
1991
Human Resources Development (HRD)
2 / 17-21
Committee
1991-1993
2 / 22
National Association of State Mental Health Program
Directors (NASMHPD) - Survey
undated
2 / 23
National Association of State Mental Health Program
Directors (NASMHPD)
1991-1993
2 / 24
Training Information
1990-1991
2 / 25
Budget
1993
2 / 26
Faculty Provider Exchanges
undated
2 / 27
Miscellaneous Materials
1993
3 / 1
Nurses
1991-1992
3 / 2
Head Injury Data
1991-1992
3 / 3
Database Aged, CFA Admissions and Deaths
1992
3 / 4
Performance Indicators – Revisions and Data
Sheets
1992-1993
3 / 5
Performance Indicator Data
1992
3 / 6
Performance Indicators
1991
3 / 7
Workforce Evaluation Report
1991
3 / 8
Division Retreat
1991
3 / 9
Decode of the Brain Conference
1991
3 / 10
Mental Health Association of Montana (MHAM)
Contract
1990-1992
3 / 11
Mental Health Association of Montana (MHAM) – Mental
Health Division (MHD) Conference
1991
3 / 12
Mental Health Association of Montana (MHAM) –
Conference Proposal
1990-1992
3 / 13
State Montana Plan Documents
1991
3 / 14
State Montana Plan Development
1991
3 / 15
Federal Plan Compliance Report
1992
3 / 16
Implementation Report
1992
3 / 17
Plan Progress Report
1992-1994
3 / 18
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
(WICHE) Conference Telecommunications
1991
3 / 19
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
(WICHE) Advisory Council
1991
3 / 20
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
(WICHE) Conference
1990
3 / 21
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
(WICHE) Miscellaneous
1990-1992
Correspondence
3 / 22
Montana State Hospital (MSH)
1992-1995
3 / 23-24
Mental Health Division (MHD)
1990-1993
3 / 25
SED (Severe Emotional Disturbances)
1993
3 / 26
Mental Health
1993-1995
3 / 27
Day Treatment Letters
1993
3 / 28
Managed Resources Montana (MRM)
1993-1995