Mental Disabilities Board of Visitors
Helena Staff:
The Mental Disabilities Board of Visitors operates a full-time office in Helena.
Responsibilities
- Manage and administer the Mental Disabilities Board of Visitors activities.
- Advocate for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities at Montana Developmental Center.
- Respond to consumers' requests for assistance.
- Participate in public mental health and developmental disability service system stakeholder activities.
Contact
Gene Haire - Executive Director
ghaire@state.mt.us
406-444-5278
P.O. Box 200804
Helena, MT 59620-0804
Colleen Nichols - Paralegal
conichols@state.mt.us
406-444-3955
P.O. Box 200804
Helena, MT 59620-0804
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Montana State Hospital Staff:
The Mental Disabilities Board of Visitors operates a full-time legal office at Montana State Hospital.
- providing legal representation for patients in involuntary commitment proceedings
- assuring that patients' legal rights are protected.
- interviewing individual patients
- reviewing patients' treatment records
Craig Fitch - Attorney
cfitch@state.mt.us
406-693-7037
P.O. Box 177
Warm Springs, MT 59756
Mary Fitzpatrick - Paralegal
mafitzpatrick@state.mt.us
406-693-7035
P.O. Box 177
Warm Springs, MT 59756
