News from the Legislative Session

Addressing the Complex Needs of

Children & Families

From the University of Montana's Center for

Children, Families, and Workforce Development

Issue 15, March 2019

News from the

Legislative Session

The Montana legislature is half-way through the 66th session and the Center continues to track bills relevant to Montana’s children and families. We just posted current, detailed policy briefs and a variety of information on the progress of these bills to our website.

Find policy briefs on:

Early Education Benefits
Trauma Informed services and the Family First Prevention Services Act
Family First Prevention Services Act Overview
Family First Implementation update
Maternal Drug Use and NAS
Workforce Development: The Centers Support for CFSD
Family Leave Act

All policy briefs are available on our website.

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We also have information and updates on policy affecting:

Early Childhood
Suicide Prevention
Child and Family Health
Substance Use
Family First Prevention Services Act
Medicaid Coverage
Budget Appropriations

Get Weekly Updates and Get Involved!

The Center offers weekly Tele-Town Halls each Tuesday at noon during the legislative session.

This opportunity allows folks to hear the latest debate on current bills and speak directly to lawmakers.

Call in: Dial: 1-510-338-9438 | Enter: 628 939 041 # #

Log in on a computer: Log in here!
Enter: email and name (identification purposes only)
Hit: Join Meeting (if button is grey wait for the meeting leader to log in and the button will turn green)

In Helena: Join us at Montana Capitol Building, Room 472.

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T he University of Montana's Center for Children, Families, and Workforce Development was established in 2015 to partner with the child protection, health, educational, and judicial systems to develop and deliver educational and training resources to professionals and caregivers statewide. The Center also conducts research that focuses on solving problems that impact children and families. The Center receives support from the University of Montana, College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, and School of Social Work.