Montana
Child Welfare Agencies

The Montana Child Welfare Agency (also called the Department of Human Services, Department of Human Resources, Department of Children and Families, or Department of Public Welfare) can help you with issues of pregnancy, parenting, foster care, and adoption. The professionals in these offices can be very helpful to a birth mother or birth father. This site lists the State Child Welfare website for every state and provides you with a link to their website.

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Contact Information:

Department of Public Health and Human Services111 North Sanders Street (SRS Building)
111 North Sanders, Room 301
Helena, MT 59620

PO Box 4210
Helena MT 59604-4210

Director’s Office: (406) 444-5622
Public Information: (406) 444-2596

Child & Family Services: (406) 444-5900
Children’s Health Insurance Plan: (406) 444-6971 or (877) 543-7669
Health Resources: (406) 444-4540
Public Health & Safety: (406) 444-4542

Hotline Phone Numbers:

Child Abuse (866) 820-5437

Child Support Enforcement Division
(800) 346-KIDS
(800) 346-5437
(406) 444-9855

Children's Special Health Services (800) 762-9891
CHIP Family Health Line
(8770 543-7669

Food Stamp Hotline (food, clothing, shelter)
(800) 332-2272

Governor's Mental Health Ombudsman
(888) 444-9669

Medicaid Provider Hotline
(800) 624-3958

Medicaid Client Hotline (Help Line)
(800) 362-8312

Montana Pregnancy Risk Line
(800) 521-2229

STDs (sexually transmitted diseases)
(800) 233-6668

Montana child nutrition programs include free and low-cost food, nutrition information, and preschool and school nutrition programs.

Montana Food Banks distribute free food to those in need.

Montana Food Stamp Program helps persons with low-incomes to obtain food.

Montana WIC provides free food, nutrition counseling, and referrals at no charge.

Montana Department of Education can provide you with information about school nutrition and pregnancy programs.

Montana Department of Health can provide nutrition information and help as well as help with pregnancy and post-pregnancy concerns.

Montana Medicaid can help you with answers about free services offered to you and your child.

Please visit our home page to read about our commitment to assist you and other pregnant women and birth mothers free of charge regardless of whether you place a child for adoption or intend on raising your child yourself. One the ways we can help you is to help you find the information you need when you need it.  With that in mind please click the following link to see our complete list of government assistance programs.