Lawmakers advance bill to study Montana’s response to mental illness
John MacDonald was once on a police ride-along when someone called 911 on a belligerent man outside a bar. When officers arrived, they knew the person by name. He wasn’t drunk — he was off the medication for his mental health disorder.
MacDonald, a lobbyist for the city of Missoula, said officers took the man to the hospital and stayed for hours to make sure he got help.
“It’s a side of law enforcement I hadn’t seen, and I think it’s a growing issue,” he told state lawmakers.
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