MT: Family/Father Issues
MT launches $1 million family mediation program
CORRECTION: The funding source for this program is federal. An earlier version indicated that Montana state tax dollars were funding it, which is not …
Healthy Kids Study Shows Dramatic Lack of Montana Child Care
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Book ranks Montana 18th nationally in overall child well-being. The just-released numbers showed …
Grant Boosts Student Parents at MT Tribal College
A grant is helping student parents at a college in northwestern Montana. The Aspen Institute has announced Blackfeet Community College and seven …
MT Hosts Conference on Supporting Grieving Children
A touring conference from the National Alliance for Children's Grief comes to Montana this week. The event will be in Whitefish on Tuesday. The …
Aging Out of Foster Care System Presents Challenges for MT Youth
MISSOULA, Mont. - Young people who age out of the foster care program face unique challenges. Those challenges can feel especially acute and …
Program Helps Montanans with Disabilities Afford Assistive Tech
HELENA, Mont. - It can be hard for people with disabilities to afford the assistive technology they need to perform daily activities. A program in …
Law Protecting Native Children Against Family Separation is Challenged
HELENA, Mont. - A federal court is considering challenges to a four-decades-old law put in place to protect Native American children against state-…
Report: More MT Foster Children Being Placed with Families
HELENA, Mont. — More foster youths are being placed in families across the country, according to a new report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation …
Montana Women Face Third-Largest Pay Gap in U.S.
HELENA, Mont. – It takes women more than 15 months to earn what men earn in 12 – but pay inequality is not the only discrepancy Montana …
Alzheimer's Population to Double by 2060; Is MT Ready?
HELENA, Mont. – The number of people with Alzheimer's symptoms will more than double in the coming decades. Is Montana ready for this dramatic …
Advocates: Supreme Court Nominee Could Damage End-of-Life Choices
HELENA, Mont. – Advocates for end-of-life choices are concerned about President Donald Trump's pick for Supreme Court justice, Neil Gorsuch…
Youth Prisons Don't Work, Report Says
HELENA, Mont. – A new report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation pulls together evidence of the ineffectiveness of youth correctional facilities…