Local Mental Health Providers who accept Medicaid

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  Pathways of Idaho LLC

   
  

  
  

   Platinum Provider ()
  

   

  Accepting New Patients

  
  

  1700 E Schneidmiller Ave
  Post Falls, ID 83854
  PH (208) 619-0190
   1.5 miles away
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  Heritage Family Support

   
  

  
  

   Gold Provider ()
  

   

  Accepting New Patients

  
  

  905 E Polston Ave
  Post Falls, ID 83854
  PH (208) 769-4222
   0.7 miles away
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  Heritage Family Support

   
  

  
  

   Gold Provider ()
  

   

  Accepting New Patients

  
  

  925 E Polston Ave
  Post Falls, ID 83854
  PH (208) 769-4222
   0.7 miles away
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  Abundant Wellness Center

   
  

  
  

   Gold Provider ()
  

   

  Accepting New Patients

  
  

  1125 E Polston Ave Ste A
  Post Falls, ID 83854
  PH (208) 457-1540
   0.8 miles away
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  Wenig, Tanya

   
  

  
  

  Master Level Clinician

  
  

   

  Accepting New Patients

  
  

  1810 E Schneidmiller Ave Ste 131A
  Post Falls, ID 83854
  PH (208) 457-0091
   1.6 miles away
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  Weistaner, Sheri

   
  

  
  

  Master Level Clinician

  
  

   

  Accepting New Patients

  
  

  820 N William St
  Post Falls, ID 83854
  PH (208) 661-3864
   0.3 miles away
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  Carlberg, Nicole

   
  

  
  

  Psychiatrist (Physician)

  
  

   

  Accepting New Patients

  
  

  1700 E Schneidmiller Ave
  Post Falls, ID 83854
  PH (208) 668-7000
   1.5 miles away

Tips to Manage Anxiety and Stress

When you're feeling anxious or stressed, these strategies can help you cope:

● Take a time ­out.​ Practice yoga, listen to music, meditate, get a massage, or learn relaxation
techniques. Stepping back from the problem helps clear your head.

● Eat well­ balanced meals. ​Do not skip any meals. Do keep healthful, energy­ boosting snacks on hand.

● Limit caffeine​, which can aggravate anxiety and trigger panic attacks.

● Get enough sleep.​When stressed, your body needs additional sleep and rest.

● Exercise daily​to help you feel good and maintain your health. Check out the fitness tips below.

● Take deep breaths​. Inhale and exhale slowly.

● Count to 10 slowly​. Repeat, and count to 20 if necessary.

● Do your best​. Instead of aiming for perfection, which isn't possible, be proud of however close you get.

● Accept that you cannot control everything​. Put your stress in perspective: Is it really as bad as you think?

● Welcome humor​. A good laugh goes a long way.

● Maintain a positive attitude​. Make an effort to replace negative thoughts with positive ones.

● Get involved.​Volunteer or find another way to be active in your community, which creates a support network and gives you a break from everyday stress.

● Learn what triggers your anxiety.​Is it work, family, school, or something else you can identify? Write in a journal when you’re feeling stressed or anxious, and look for a pattern.

● Talk to someone.​Tell friends and family you’re feeling overwhelmed, and let them know how they can help you. Talk to a physician or therapist for professional help.

Fitness Tips: Stay Healthy, Manage Stress

For the biggest benefits of exercise, try to include at least 21⁄2 hours of moderate intensity physical activity (e.g. brisk walking) each week, 11⁄4 hours of a vigorous ­intensity activity (such as jogging or swimming laps), or a combination of the two.

● 5 X 30: ​Jog, walk, bike, or dance three to five times a week for 30 minutes.

● Set small daily goals​and aim for daily consistency rather than perfect workouts. It's better to walk
every day for 15­-20 minutes than to wait until the weekend for a three ­hour fitness marathon. Lots of
scientific data suggests that frequency is most important.

● Find forms of exercise​that are fun or enjoyable. Extroverted people often like classes and group
activities. People who are more introverted often prefer solo pursuits.

● Distract yourself ​with an iPod or other portable media player to download audiobooks, podcasts, or
music. Many people find it’s more fun to exercise while listening to something they enjoy.

● Recruit​an “exercise buddy.” It's often easier to stick to your exercise routine when you have to stay
committed to a friend, partner, or colleague.

● Be patient ​when you start a new exercise program. Most sedentary people require about four to eight weeks to feel coordinated and sufficiently in shape so that exercise feels easier.

Post Falls Recreation Department Spring 2017 Guide to Activities

ACTIVITIES GUIDE

Help Kids Develop Healthy Eating Habits

• Especially with young children...YOU ARE IN CONTROL as the parent!  Offer only healthy choices at every meal.
• Limit eating out, and strictly limit fast food.
• Eat meals as a family.
• Let children choose from what's offered at a meal and then eat as much as they want.  However, never encourage them to "clean their plate"  Instead, help them tune into their own sense of fullness.
• Make desserts only an occasional treat.
• Try growing some of your own food, which may help your kids try something new.
• Say NO to soda and sugary drinks!
• Eat breakfast every day.
• Make food colorful, and ideally include five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
• Limit screen time - this includes TV, computer, video games, cell phones - to two hours or less a day.
• Model healthy behavior and make physical fitness part of every day.

"SOFT" SKILLS FOR TODAY'S WORKFORCE

The US Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has developed a curriculum, complete with videos to teach "soft" or workforce readiness skills to youth ages 14 to 21 in both in-school and out-of-school environments. Comprised of modular, hands-on, engaging activities, the curriculum focuses on the following six key skill areas.

1. Communication
2. Enthusiasm and Attitude
3. Teamwork
4. Networking
5. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
6. Professionalism

Please watch the following video for more information:

Bullying and Harassment Teaching

You may not actively think much about empathy in your day to day routine but, as an adult, you are doubtless  aware of the concept and practice it in some form or another.  The latest research now states that there are three different types.  The counselors have been in classes talking to students about bullying and harassment and empathy is one of the key components of understanding that we try to impart.  The three types are:

1. Emotional Empathy – The ability to feel what others are feeling.  This may be the “easiest” form of empathy and the typical starting place when trying to educate students about the concept.  It often occurs in a young person for the first time as a result of seeing others show strong emotion, or when they experience large-scale tragedies (9/11, natural disasters, etc.)
2. Cognitive Empathy – Just as the name implies, this is more of a cerebral/thinking process.  It is the ability to appreciate and connect mentally, without reacting emotionally, to how another person sees a  situation.  Important because it leads to the last type…
3. Compassionate Empathy – The ultimate goal.  This is when emotional and cognitive empathy connect together and produce a desire to actually do something to help others.

We usually feel like we are doing a decent job if the kids connect to any of these ideas.  Developmentally, many middle school students still struggle to think outside of their own needs and that is a key contributor to why bullying can be such an issue with this age group.

Drug Use Rates Decline; Depression Rates Increase Among Teens

The latest survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that certain substance use is lower, specifically amongst adolescents. While mental illness levels have remained constant over the past few years, depression levels in teenagers have seen an increase recently. Marijuana continues to be the most commonly used illicit drug; however, tobacco use has declined by roughly half between the years of 2002 and 2014. The report also shows that about 43.6 million adults aged 18 or older experienced some form of mental illness in the past year. 11.4 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 (2.8 million adolescents) experienced major depressive episodes in the past year. Youth suffering from depressive episodes within the past year were more likely to use illicit drugs than non-sufferers.

http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/201509100930-0

Heritage Health Provides Health Services to Students in North Idaho

The School Based Health Center (SBHC) is a collaboration between the Lakeland School District and Heritage Health. The SBHC is a mobile health center that visits various locations around the school district on a rotating schedule and welcomes students of all ages as well as all community members. This is Idaho’s first School Based Health Center, and a tremendous opportunity for students, their families and relatives to access quality healthcare close to home.

The goal of the School Based Health Center is to meet students and other patients where they are and reduce barriers to healthcare. The SBCH provides important primary, preventative and early intervention healthcare services, as well as comprehensive health assessments, medication, vision screenings, treatment of both acute and chronic illness, health education and mental health.

The SBHC, just like any other Heritage Health Clinic, will bill insurance whenever possible in order to sustain the program. However, students will always receive care, regardless of ability to pay. Click here for a schedule of the Mobile Clinic locations and for phone numbers to make an appointment.

Post Falls High School Information including Course Description Handbook

The Post Falls High School website provides information about which electives are available, gives the course descriptions and, outlines all graduation requirements.

Please visit www.pfhs.org for all the latest updates.

Course description handbooks can be obtained here: 
http://www.pfsd.com/uploads/Registration%20Information.htm

- Click number "II" for graduation requirements

- Click number "III" for student handbook

- Click number "IV" for course descriptions

Kootenai County Community Resources

FOOD BANKS

 COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP

 208-664-8757

 4144 W. Industrial Loop, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

 Open 9:00-4:00 Monday-Friday

 LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH

 208-676-0632

 1701 N. 4th Street, Coeur d'Alene, ID  83814

 CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN

 208-664-9231

 1700 Pennsylvania Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID  83814

 Food Pantry open Tuesdays and Wednesdays

 From 10:00-1:00

 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

 (Emergency Food Bank)

 208-664-5473

111 Locust Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID  83814

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

From 9:00-12:00

THE ALTER

208-664-1453

901 E. Best Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID  83814

Open Mondays from 3:30-5:30

SHELTERS

Dirne Outreach

292-0292

St. Vincent de Paul Men's & Women's Shelters

664-3095

North Idaho Violence Prevention Center

Domestic Violence Shelter

664-9303

St. Pius Catholic Church

765-5108

Family Promise of North Idaho

777-4190

Union Gospel Mission

Women and Children's Rescue and Recovery Shelter

665-4673

196 W. Haycraft Ave., Cd'A

COMMUNITY MEALS

MONDAY-FRIDAY:   St. Vincent De Paul

 5:00-6:30                      1317 N. 1st, Cd'A,

                                            664-3095

MONDAYS:                  The Alter

4:30-6:00                      901 E. Best Ave, Cd'A

                                           664-1453           

TUESDAYS                  St. Thomas Catholic Church

4:30-5:30                      406 N. 10th St, Cd'A

                                           664-9259

WEDNESDAYS         Seventh Day Adventist

5:00-6:00                     111 E. Locust, Cd'A

                                          664-5473

THURSDAYS             First Presbyterian Church

11:30-12:30pm           521 Lakeside Ave., Cd'A

                                          667-8446

FRIDAYS:                   St. Pius Catholic Church

4:30-5:30                     625 E. Haycraft Ave., Cd'A

                                          765-5108                       

SATURDAYS:           Cherished Ones Ministries

5:00-6:00                    401 2nd Ave, Cd'A

                                         (2nd & Indiana)

                                         704-0908

SUNDAYS:                One Ministries

9:00-10:00 am         14th and Sherman, Cd'A

                                         660-4078

1:30-2:30                     Lutheran Church of the Master

                                         4800 Ramsey, Cd'A

                                         765-1002

4:30-5:30                    Coeur d'Alene Bible

                                         Harding Family Center

                                         411 N. 15th, Cd'A

                                        765-7601

HOUSING

DIRNE OUTREACH

292-0292

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

676-8619

IDAHO HOUSING & FINANCE ASSOCIATION

667-3380 or 1-866-621-2994

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Assist Program

Housing Counseling

GENERAL ASSISTANCE

211 CARELINE

Call 211 or 1-800-926-2588

Connect to any Idaho Resource

HEALTH & WELFARE CHILDCARE (ICCP)

1-866-343-2027

IDAHO FAMILY MEDICAID

1-866-326-2485

www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov

COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP

664-8757

Utilities & Food Assistance (limited fuel, telephone,

energy conservation & weatherization, and "Circles"

Support Group)

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL H.E.L.P. CENTER

664-3095

Emergency Assistance & Shelter, Various Agency

Outreach Satellites

Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

REAL LIFE MINISTRIES

446-2420

Food, Clothing, & Financial Planning Workshops

ST. PIUS

765-5108

Emergency Assistance & Shelter

CD'A BIBLE CHURCH

Past-due Utility & Food Assistance Only

350 N. 4th St., Cd'A

FRESH START

667-9798

Homeless Drop-in Center (Showers, Landry, Clothing, & Food)

Open 7:30a.m.-Noon, Monday-Saturday

1524 E. Sherman Ave.

KOOTENAI COUNTY ASSISTANCE

446-1880

SOCIAL SECURITY

1-866-931-2523

623 E. Wallace, Cd'A

cOMMUNITY rESOURCES

ACES COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

208-292-2188

1417 N. 4th Street, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

www.aces-id.com

ALLIANCE FAMILY SERVICES 

208-664-9729

1200 W. Ironwood Drive, Suite 101, Coeur d'Alene, ID  83814

FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

208-769-4222

2201 Ironwood Place, Suite 100, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

HIGHROAD HUMAN SERVICES

208-772-3116

7905 N. Meadowlark Way, Suite A & B, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

ADVENT COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES (formerly A New Hope)

208-667-6095

202 E. Anton Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815