Montana NAMI director presenting 'What is Mental Illness' in Havre

The Havre affiliate of National Alliance on Mental Illness is bringing a speaker to Havre to tell people about the basics of mental illness to try to help people understand the issues of the complex matter.

Matt Kuntz, the executive director of NAMI Montana, will speak Saturday, June 3, at 1 p.m. in the Third Floor conference rooms at Northern Montana Hospital.

Kuntz, a U.S. Army veteran, began advocating for screening and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder after his step-brother, a Montana National Guardsman, committed suicide. His lobbying led to the passage of a bill requiring scre...