Milly

About Milly Allen

Milly Allen is a research analyst for the Montana Legislative Services Division and lead staffer for the Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee.

New Approaches to Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: Can More Courts Use Them?

District courts in parts of Montana have been trying out a couple of new approaches to handling child abuse cases, with an eye to improving outcomes for the children and families involved. And a legislative committee has now created a working group to take a closer look at whether those

By Milly Allen|2021-09-30T17:03:13-06:00September 29, 2021|Children, Families, Health, and Human Services, General|

Committee to Start Mental Health Studies on Sept. 22

The Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee will begin work on three mental health studies when it meets Sept. 22 in Helena.

The committee also will hear about the preliminary results of judicial pilot projects involving early hearings and prehearing conferences in child abuse and neglect case.

By Milly Allen|2021-09-20T16:07:01-06:00September 20, 2021|Children, Families, Health, and Human Services|