Mental Health Care in Idaho

Mental Health Facilities by City in Idaho

The Idaho cities with the most SAMHSA-listed mental health facilities. All 46 cities are listed below the table.

Crisis and Support Lines in Idaho

Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, any time. Call or text 988 to reach the Idaho Crisis and Suicide Hotline and ask for a Mobile Response Team (MRT). MRTs are staffed by behavioral health professionals who travel to the person in crisis and provide assessment and stabilization, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Any Idaho resident can get crisis help for free, regardless of health insurance coverage.

• Idaho Crisis and Suicide Hotline: 988 · text 988 · 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Northern Idaho Crisis Center (Region 1): 208-625-4884 (Northern Idaho Crisis Center (Region 1)) · 24/7
• Rural Crisis Center Network (Region 2): Moscow 208-669-2729; Lewiston 208-748-9846; Orofino 208-400-0799 (Rural Crisis Center Network (Region 2)) · 24/7
• Western Idaho Community Crisis Center (Region 3): 208-402-1044 (Western Idaho Community Crisis Center (Region 3)) · 24/7
• Pathways Community Crisis Center of Southwest Idaho (Region 4): 833-527-4747 (Pathways Community Crisis Center of Southwest Idaho (Region 4)) · 24/7
• Crisis Center of South Central Idaho (Region 5): 208-772-7825 (Crisis Center of South Central Idaho (Region 5)) · 24/7
• South East Idaho Behavioral Crisis Center (Region 6): 208-909-5177 (South East Idaho Behavioral Crisis Center (Region 6)) · 24/7
• Behavioral Health Crisis Center of East Idaho (Region 7): 208-522-0727 (Behavioral Health Crisis Center of East Idaho (Region 7)) · 24/7

• Idaho crisis services

Idaho's Mental Health Agency

Division of Behavioral Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare oversees public mental health services in Idaho.

• Division of Behavioral Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
• Find local services through Division of Behavioral Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

Medicaid Mental Health Coverage in Idaho

Idaho's Medicaid program is Idaho Medicaid; Idaho Behavioral Health Plan (IBHP). The Idaho Behavioral Health Plan (IBHP) offers outpatient, inpatient, residential, and crisis behavioral health services to Medicaid members and other eligible members without Medicaid, managed by one managed care provider, Magellan Healthcare (Magellan of Idaho), since July 1, 2024. All adults who obtain Medicaid eligibility, including adults with serious mental illness (SMI) or serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI), are eligible to receive behavioral health services through the IBHP. Members can reach Magellan 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 855-202-0973 (TTY 711). Covered mental health services the state names include Counseling and mental health services, Outpatient behavioral health services, Inpatient behavioral health services, Residential behavioral health services, Crisis behavioral health services, Therapy services and Recovery and support services. The IBHP provides services for children and adults based on medical necessity.

• Idaho Medicaid; Idaho Behavioral Health Plan (IBHP) mental health services
• Idaho Medicaid behavioral health

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

CCBHCs create access to an array of services, stabilize people in crisis, and provide necessary treatment for those with complex mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Idaho's first four clinic systems are Heritage Health (Coeur d'Alene area), CHAS Health (expanding into the Lewiston area), Terry Reilly Health Services (Caldwell) and Family Health Services (Twin Falls).

• Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) in Idaho

Check a Therapist's License in Idaho

Before you start, confirm your therapist or psychologist holds an active Idaho license.

• Psychologists: Idaho Board of Psychologist Examiners, Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL)
• Professional counselors (LPC, LCPC) and marriage and family therapists (LAMFT, LMFT): Idaho Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists, Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL)
• Social workers (LSW, LMSW, LCSW): Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners, Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL)

Guides for Your Next Step

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