Billings Advocates Want City in the Running for New State Psychiatric Facility

Billings advocates want city in the running for new state psychiatric facility

In a Tuesday meeting, local leaders tried to reignite talks over a mental health facility being built in the Billings area.

Photo: Mental Health facility in Billings

John Forte, President and CEO at Riverstone Health, speaks during the Behavioral Health Facility Community Working Group meeting at the CLDI Community Room on Tuesday.

Billings advocates want their city in the running for new state psychiatric facility

Legislators and health care leaders have formed a working group aimed at addressing concerns that spurred local opposition this summer to a state facility that would treat mental health patients who have been charged with crimes.