Governor Gianforte Announces $400,000 Investment in Response to Fentanyl, Opioid Crisis

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte last week announced an investment of up to $400,000 to provide low cost, life-saving resources across the state to respond to the fentanyl and opioid crisis in the state.

As recommended by the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations (BHSFG) Commission, the investment represents the next allocation of $300 million in funding secured by the governor last year to reform and improve Montana's behavioral health (BH) and developmental disabilities (DD) services systems.

"Montana continues to be hard hit as a result of the Biden-Harris border policy, which has...