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Telemedicine a solution in counties starved of mental health care providers

The Western News

Zachariah Bryan

27 July 2018

Montana, United States

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Telemedicine allows rural mental health patients access to doctors in a more frequent basis than if they had to travel to city centers for care. Though there are limits to telemedicine—it's preferable to see a doctor ...

Teamwork promises to help improve mental health care in Lincoln County

The Western News

John Blodgett

13 July 2018

Libby, Montana, United States

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Following the closure of the Western Montana Mental Health Center due to budget cuts to mental health care funding, Lincoln County established a mental health coalition. The coalition came up with a new system for dea...

A phoenix rising from the asbestos

The Western News

John Blodgett

12 January 2018

Libby, Montana, United States

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A town once plagued by a reputation of being an asbestos Superfund site as well as having been hit by the timber wars, Libby, Montana is back on the map. Lincoln County commissioner, Mark Peck of Libby, the county sea...

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