Boise VA Medical Center

About Boise VA Medical Center – Boise

Boise VA Medical Center, located in Boise, Idaho, provides comprehensive mental and behavioral health care for military personnel, veterans, and their families. They offer telehealth care, medically supervised detox, inpatient, outpatient, and aftercare services.

Boise VA Medical Center is a mental health care and addiction recovery facility. Their programs include specialized services for adolescents, young adults, seniors, LGBTQ+ persons, persons with HIV/AIDS, homeless and indigent persons, and persons with co-occurring addiction and mental illness.

Inpatient Programs
The center’s inpatient programs allow clients to focus on their recovery in a highly structured and supported environment. Clients receive around-the-clock medical supervision, medical and mental health assessments, personalized care planning, and comprehensive case management. Those undergoing detox may be prescribed FDA-approved medications to ease withdrawal symptoms and prevent potentially serious complications. Clients also engage in intensive, trauma-informed individual, group, and family counseling drawing on proven modalities, including CBT and DBT. The program promotes clients’ sustained sobriety and successful community reintegration through robust, recovery-focused life-skills training that addresses topics such as coping, self-care, and relapse prevention. An array of evidence-based complementary therapies is available, including meditation, fitness therapy, nutrition therapy, and experiential therapy.

Outpatient and Aftercare Services
Outpatient and aftercare services ensure a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs. These may include step-down support, 12-Step program facilitation, employment and housing assistance, and referrals for medical, mental health, and social service programs.

Accreditation and Payment
Boise VA Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, SAMHSA, and CARF. They accept private insurance, military insurance, Medicaid, sliding-scale payments, and self-pay. Financial aid is available.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

12-Step

12 step programs such as Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous are support group style programs for individuals who are experiencing alcohol or substance use disorder. At Evoke they use a holistic model of addiction care that includes using 12 step programs. These programs are an integral part of most relapse prevention plans and provide continued support and accountability that support sobriety.

24-Hour Clinical Care

24 hour clinical care provides close medical supervision for individuals in the early stages of recovery. Medical professionals monitor individuals around the clock for complications and provide immediate intervention when needed.

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.

Intervention Services

Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.

Medically Assisted Detox

Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Treatments

Alcoholism Drug Addiction Dual Diagnosis Mental Health and Substance Abuse Opioid Addiction

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

LGBTQ Program

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Accreditations

About Boise VA Medical Center – Boise

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Other Forms of Payment

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

12-Step

24-Hour Clinical Care

Aftercare Support

Inpatient

Intensive Outpatient

Intervention Services

Medically Assisted Detox

Outpatient

Treatments

Programs

Adult Program

LGBTQ Program

Young Adult Program

Amenities

Staff

David Wood

Nate Stewart

Andrew Wilper, MD, MPH

Angelina Knesel, MSN, RN, CNL

Accreditations

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Boise VA Medical Center

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Chrysalis Women’s Transitional Living

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Human Supports of Idaho

Ambitions of Idaho

Boise VA Medical Center

About Boise VA Medical Center – Boise

Gallery

Other Forms of Payment

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

12-Step

24-Hour Clinical Care

Aftercare Support

Inpatient

Intensive Outpatient

Intervention Services

Medically Assisted Detox

Outpatient

Treatments

Programs

Adult Program

LGBTQ Program

Young Adult Program

Amenities

Staff

David Wood

Nate Stewart

Andrew Wilper, MD, MPH

Angelina Knesel, MSN, RN, CNL

Accreditations

Rehab in Cities Near Boise, Idaho

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