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| Mental health, substance abuse aid for DOC target of new Billings project |
| By billingsgazette.com- Zach Benoit |
| Published: 01/21/2016 |
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Billings Clinic rolled out on Wednesday a new program aimed at connecting mental health and substance abuse experts with Montana Department of Corrections clinicians in order to offer a wider range of expertise and knowledge in treating offenders. Called Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO), the effort is the first Montana-based hub of a global initiative of the same name headquartered in New Mexico that works to team clinicians in smaller or rural areas with larger panels of specialists at medical centers through weekly virtual meetings. "Our vision is really to expand upon the mental health care that we already provide," said Tricia Ayers-Weiss, the Department of Corrections clinical services division bureau chief. The Montana panel, led by Billings Clinic, will initially include a psychiatrist, pharmacist, nurse and social worker, along with personnel from the Rimrock Foundation and the department of corrections. Read More. |
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