First Judicial District
Family Treatment Court
Mission Statement
Our mission is to promote health and stability for children and families involved with the Child and Family Services Division through individualized support, structure, and accountability for those with substance use and behavioral health disorders.
Statement of Empowerment
It is Family Treatment Court’s primary treatment viewpoint that participants are best served when the Treatment Team members and service providers work together with participants in accessing services and responding to social and treatment requirements. Long-term success is dependent on the participants’ ability to be self-sufficient, empowered, and be enabled to make decisions both in their services and the services their children require.
Goals and Objectives
It is FTC’s goal that participants will:
- have significantly more success in parenting safely while participating in Family Treatment Court
- experience increased duration of recovery
- see the number of cases reduced where parental rights are involuntarily terminated
- increase participants’ skills in order to have a productive and meaningful life
Team Members
Hon. Michael F. McMahon
Family Treatment Court Judge
(406) 447-8209
Bridgette Beach
Court Coordinator
(406) 457-8809
Leo J. Gallagher
County Attorney
Krista Westerhold
CPS Supervisor
Child and Family Services Division
Christine Hutchison
Defense Counsel
Office of State Public Defender
(406) 444-0104
Sara Hess
Interim Executive Director
CASA
Amy Tenney
Chief Executive Officer
Boyd Andrew Community Services
Eric Gilmore
Clinical Director
Helena Valley Addiction Services
Andrea F. Holmes
Director of Strategic Growth and Programs
Florence Crittenton Family Services
Jayme Hill
Outpatient Therapist
Shodair Children’s Hospital
Kyle Johnson
Licensed Addiction Counselor
Helena Indian Alliance