Family Resources
Useful Contacts
ADULT PROTECTION 322-7033
ALCOHOL ABUSE HOTLINE 800-234-0420
BATTERED WOMEN CENTER 343-7025
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 342-4649
CALDWELL LIBRARY 459-3032
CARE LINE 211
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH-BOISE 375-5211
CHILD ABUSE ADA COUNTY 334-6800
CANYON COUNTY 455-7000
DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP 375-6277
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE 343-7025
FAMILY ADVOCATE PROGRAM 345-3344
FOOD BANK 336-9643
HEAD START ASSOCIATION 345-1182
HEAD START ASSOCIATION (EARLY) 344-9187
HEALTH & WELFARE CALDWELL 454-0421
NAMPA 465-8452
HEALTH & WELFARE (BENEFIT LINE) 334-6700
HIGHWAY EMERGENCIES 800-233-1212
IDAHO ELKS REHAB 489-4444
LUTHERAN COMMUNITY SERVICES 323-0996
MARCH OF DIMES 336-5421
MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY 334-0808
ST. ALPHONSUS NAMPA (MERCY) 463-5000
NAMPA CITY HALL 465-2270
NAMPA LIBRARY 465-2263
POISON CONTROL 800-222-1222 / 800-860-0620
POLICE STATE OF IDAHO 846-7500
CALDWELL 455-3115
NAMPA 465-2257
RAPE CRISIS 345-7273
RED CROSS 342-4500
SHERIFF (NON-EMERGENCY) ADA 377-6790
CANYON 454-7531
SIDS ALLIANCE/FIRST CANDLE 800-221-7437
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 800-772-1213
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HEALTH
CALDWELL 455-5300
NAMPA 465-8400
ST. AL'S (BOISE) 367-2121
LIFELINE 367-8913
ST. LUKES BOISE 381-1200
MERIDIAN 706-5000
LIFELINE 381-4797
SUICIDE PREVENTION 800-564-2120
TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY 459-9263
RESOURCE CENTER
VALLEY CRISIS 465-5011
WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 459-4641
ALCOHOL ABUSE HOTLINE 800-234-0420
BATTERED WOMEN CENTER 343-7025
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 342-4649
CALDWELL LIBRARY 459-3032
CARE LINE 211
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH-BOISE 375-5211
CHILD ABUSE ADA COUNTY 334-6800
CANYON COUNTY 455-7000
DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP 375-6277
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE 343-7025
FAMILY ADVOCATE PROGRAM 345-3344
FOOD BANK 336-9643
HEAD START ASSOCIATION 345-1182
HEAD START ASSOCIATION (EARLY) 344-9187
HEALTH & WELFARE CALDWELL 454-0421
NAMPA 465-8452
HEALTH & WELFARE (BENEFIT LINE) 334-6700
HIGHWAY EMERGENCIES 800-233-1212
IDAHO ELKS REHAB 489-4444
LUTHERAN COMMUNITY SERVICES 323-0996
MARCH OF DIMES 336-5421
MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY 334-0808
ST. ALPHONSUS NAMPA (MERCY) 463-5000
NAMPA CITY HALL 465-2270
NAMPA LIBRARY 465-2263
POISON CONTROL 800-222-1222 / 800-860-0620
POLICE STATE OF IDAHO 846-7500
CALDWELL 455-3115
NAMPA 465-2257
RAPE CRISIS 345-7273
RED CROSS 342-4500
SHERIFF (NON-EMERGENCY) ADA 377-6790
CANYON 454-7531
SIDS ALLIANCE/FIRST CANDLE 800-221-7437
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 800-772-1213
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HEALTH
CALDWELL 455-5300
NAMPA 465-8400
ST. AL'S (BOISE) 367-2121
LIFELINE 367-8913
ST. LUKES BOISE 381-1200
MERIDIAN 706-5000
LIFELINE 381-4797
SUICIDE PREVENTION 800-564-2120
TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY 459-9263
RESOURCE CENTER
VALLEY CRISIS 465-5011
WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 459-4641
Canyon Country Resources
Mental Health Services
• IDHW Children and Family / Mental Health Services Program (24 hr Crisis Line)
Canyon County
Telephones: (208) 459-0092 (24 hr)
Toll Free: (800) 424-0297
Public mental health services.
COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE SERVICES
First line intervention for children and adults experiencing a mental health crisis. Children's mental health
services may be provided for a sliding fee, medical insurance or Medicaid payment. Call for details.
Counseling Services
• Brad Levitt, PsyD LMFT
Counseling & Psychological Testing
182 S.W. 10th Street
Ontario, OR 97914 (with services in Caldwell and Fruitland)
Telephones: (541) 889-2932
Counseling and psychological testing services offered on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size.
• Catholic Charities of Idaho - Nampa
1515 8th St. S.
Nampa, ID 83651
Telephones: (208) 318-0387
(208) 466-9926
Contact Janie Mendez/Idaho Dad's Matter
Catholic Charities of Idaho offer counseling on a sliding fee scale to children, families, and adults.
They also offer family support services and social and mental health support groups. Catholic Charities also
offers youth development services. "Idaho Dad's Matter"- In this program Dad's, especially Dad's who are
newly divorced paying child support, are eligible for free counseling services.
• Healthy Families
City of Nampa Community Development
322 Caldwell Blvd Suite 324E
Nampa, ID 83651
Telephones: (208) 461-5475
Healthy Families is a coalition of religious, civic, education, minority, media, and business leaders dedicated to
improving the wellbeing of children through the development and coordination of community initiatives. Healthy
Families maintains a list of community counseling resources. Some free resources available, call for details.
• Ideal Mental Health, LLC
16 12th Ave. South, Ste. 216
Nampa, ID 83651
Telephones: (208) 468-1511
Low cost counseling services based on a sliding scale. Ideal Mental Health also accepts Idaho Medicaid.
• Life Counseling Center
112 12th Ave. Road
Nampa, ID 83686
Telephones: (208) 465-5433
Individual, family, couple, and group counseling services offered for a wide range of concerns. They accept
third party reimbursement, Medicaid, out of pocket, and a sliding fee scale based on income and family size.
• Lifeways Behavioral Health
702 Sunset Dr.
Ontario, OR 97914
Telephones: (541) 889-9167
Counseling services offered on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size.
• Webb Psychological Clinic and Institute
408 S. 22nd Ave.
Nampa, ID 83651
Telephones: (208) 466-8267
Counseling services offered on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size
• Girls & Boys Town National Hotline (24 hr Crisis Line)
13940 Gutowski Rd.
Boys Town, NE 68010
Telephones: (800) 448-3000
24 hour service available free of charge to parents and children. Trained counselors can cover topics such as
abusive relationships, depression, and parent/child conflict.
Support Groups
• Bereavement Group, Nampa
308 E. Hawaii Ave.
Nampa, ID 83686-6000
Telephones: (208) 463-6009
(800) 553-6415
This is a group program to develop an understanding of the grieving process, and positive ways to cope with
grief. Pre-registration is required. 8 week course. Held at MSTI in Nampa. Spring & Fall courses offered. No
Cost to register call Bruce Wehler.
• Grief Support, Nampa Mercy Medical Center
1512 12th Avenue Rd.
Nampa, ID 83686
Telephones: (208) 463-5895
Meets in 8 wk Sessions, 3 a year (winter, spring & fall) for individuals and families.
• Compassionate Friends - National Office
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
Telephones: (877) 969-0010
The Compassionate Friends is a self-help national organization that offers emotional support to families who
have experienced the death of a child. Chapters in Blackfoot, Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, Pocatello.
Contact the national office for more information and literature.
- Community Resources for Individuals and Families with Disabilities
- Cerebral Palsy Special Education
- Autism Society of America
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
- Beach Center on Disability
- Brain Injury Association of Idaho
- Center for Excellence in Disability Education at the University of MontanaRural Institute
- Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD)
- Children's Health Services
- DD Care Management
- Disability Information
- Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse
- Families Together
- Family Support
- Family and Children's Services
- Health Districts
- Idaho Assistive Technology Project
- Idaho Careline
- Idaho Center on Disability and Human Development
- Idaho Families of Adults with Disabilities (IFAD)
- Idaho Family Support 360 Project
- Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
- Idaho Infant Toddler Program
- Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. (IPUL)
- Idaho's Promise
- Idaho Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- KidNeeds
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- LD Online
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
- National Parent Network on Disability
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- PEAK Parent Center
- Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Project for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
- United Cerebral Palsy of Idaho (UCP)
- Cerebral Palsy Group
- Substance Abuse and Addiction
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