Executive Branch

Executive Branch The 2003 Legislature created a new Childrens Mental Health Bureau within the Department of Public Health and Human Services with the intent of elevating the importance of youth with mental health needs and separating them from the adult system.

The Youth Services Division The Department of Corrections has three Bureaus: Pine Hills Youth Correctional FacilityRiverside Youth Correctional FacilityYouth Community Corrections Bureau

Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility

120 Beds located in Miles City.

Ages 10 through 17, has its own school district.

Residential sex offender and chemical dependency programs

Provide a more rehabilitative environment and better protect the public.

Riverside Youth Correctional Facility20-bed secure custody facility for females.

Ages 10 through 17

Has its own school district.

Includes treatment programs of Restorative Justice.

Youth Community Corrections BureauIncludes 12 Parole Officers throughout the state of Montana working in five regions and two Youth Reentry Aftercare Coordinators

This bureau, in conjunction with the other two bureaus, operates the youth reintegration initiative. Through initiative, having developed "guide homes" incorporations, community mentors and enhances services for a religious upbringing.