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Contact: Kirsten Smith, Facilitator
406-570-0058 | ksmith@bloomconsult.org
March 2026
Gallatin Behavioral Health Coalition Marks Transformative Year,
Securing $10.9 Million and Expanding Services Across the Region
Coalition partners, funders, and providers cite collaborative model as a strong example of what community-driven behavioral health coordination can achieve
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Gallatin Behavioral Health Coalition (GBHC) today released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting a landmark year for behavioral health services in Gallatin County and Southwest Montana. Through sustained cross-sector collaboration among 28+ partner organizations, the coalition secured $10.9 million in collaborative funding and launched seven new behavioral health services — all while deepening the trust and coordination that define GBHC’s nationally recognized collective impact model.
Among the coalition’s most historic achievements in 2025 was the September opening of Bozeman Health’s 14-bed adult psychiatric inpatient unit, which supported 119 patients receiving acute psychiatric care close to home last year. The year also saw the launch of Rimrock’s Bozeman office offering addiction treatment services including withdrawal management and intensive outpatient care, the establishment of Gallatin County’s Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program backed by $1.5 million in SAMHSA funding, and the opening of HRDC’s Homeward Point shelter, which housed 107 people on its second night of operation.
“[QUOTE FROM SCOTT MALLOY, Montana Healthcare Foundation] — The Montana Healthcare Foundation believed from the beginning that Gallatin County had the community will and the right partners to build something lasting. What GBHC has achieved is a testament to what happens when organizations put collective community goals ahead of individual organizational territories and show up to work together year after year.”
— Scott Malloy, Montana Healthcare Foundation
The Montana Healthcare Foundation (MTHF) has been integral to GBHC’s development since 2017, when it funded Bozeman Health to lead the community’s initial behavioral health system assessment. MTHF subsequently funded Gallatin County as the backbone organization for coalition-building from 2019 to 2021, providing the foundational investment that enables today’s ongoing robust collaboration across systems of care.
Partners Drive From Across the State to Participate
The depth of commitment to GBHC is perhaps best illustrated by the dedication of its member organizations. Rimrock, Montana’s largest addiction treatment provider, opened a Bozeman office in 2025 and has been an active coalition partner — with the organization’s CEO making the drive from Billings each month to participate in coalition meetings.
“[QUOTE FROM JEFF KELLER, Rimrock] — I make that drive every month because this coalition is the real thing. The level of trust, the quality of conversation, and the commitment to genuine collaboration here is unlike anything I’ve seen elsewhere in Montana. When you’re in a room where people consistently put the community’s needs above their own organization’s interests, you make it a priority.”
— Jeff Keller, CEO, Rimrock Foundation
Building Toward the Future
Looking ahead, GBHC is actively pursuing crisis receiving and stabilization services, clubhouse model implementation for adults with serious mental illness, and continued buildout of the Lighthouse Ranch youth behavioral health campus — which has raised $5.6 million of its $8.5 million goal through a community fundraising campaign. The coalition is also engaged in Montana’s HB872 process, which will invest $300 million in the state’s behavioral health system, advocating for mobile crisis sustainability, youth crisis services, and adult crisis infrastructure in Gallatin County. Participation is ongoing with Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) as they roll out the federally-funded Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Montana has been allocated $233 million in year-one funding to strengthen rural health systems and improve access to care statewide.
GBHC’s 2025 Impact Report is available at gallatinmt.gov/gallatin-behavioral-health-coalition
About the Gallatin Behavioral Health Coalition
The Gallatin Behavioral Health Coalition is a multi-agency collaborative established in 2021, providing strategic coordination for the region’s behavioral health system. The coalition is facilitated by Kirsten Smith of Bloom Consulting and comprises 28+ partner organizations spanning healthcare, government, nonprofits, education, and recovery services. For more information, visit www.gallatinmt.gov/gallatin-behavioral-health-coalition.
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