Parenting Montana provides easy-to-use parenting tools to support your child’s success from kindergarten through the teen years. With easy to understand and age appropriate information it helps making the tough job of parenting a little easier.

AFSP Montana Chapter was founded in 2001 and has been working to educate Montana about suicide prevention, advocate for legislation that will save lives, and support those who’ve experienced loss or who have lived experience.

U.S. Army veterans Brian Kinsella, Nick Black, and Craig Gridelli co-founded Stop Soldier Suicide in 2010 amid the worst suicide crisis our military has ever seen. Each of them knew fellow soldiers and veterans who were struggling, and they were determined to create a solution.

Today, the risk of suicide is 50% higher for veterans than for their peers who have not served. It’s simply unacceptable — especially given that most suicides are preventable.

Although most youth are in good health, some youth are at an increased risk for behaviors that can lead to poor health outcomes, such as high-risk substance use. The majority of adults who meet the criteria for having a substance use disorder started using substances during their teen and young adult years.⁵ Youth with substance use disorders also experience higher rates of physical and mental illnesses, diminished overall health and well-being, and potential progression to addiction.

TORCH is a local non-profit organization whose primary mission is to support people in or seeking recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). We host peer-to-peer support meetings six nights per week and we welcome people from all pathways to recovery, as well as their family, friends, and allies. TORCH puts a face and voice to people in recovery in order to educate our community that recovery is possible and to reduce the stigma associated with SUD.