State Hospital South

700 East Alice Street
Blackfoot, ID 83221

About State Hospital South

Idaho State Hospital South is a public psychiatric hospital and crisis center in Blackfoot, Idaho. They mostly serve clients with severe mental illness. For people with drug and alcohol addiction they also serve as a crisis center when you’re in an emergency like withdrawal from drugs and alcohol.

In a situation like this you can go to this hospital and they’ll help you reach a point of safety and stability. During your time there they’ll also work with you to determine the best next step for your recovery journey and help you arrange that care, whether it’s a residential rehab or a partial hospitalization program or whatever it may be. When you hit your rock bottom this hospital can be the turning point that helps you break the cycle and get on the road to recovery.

Experiences at this facility seem to be mixed. Some clients reported enriching and healthy experiences that set them on the path to recovery, and others had concerns about the cleanliness of the facility and thought the staff could be friendlier.

Latest Reviews

Kenny
1 month ago on Google
1
I was an involuntary patient at State Hospital South back in 1976 when I was just 17 years old. I found the environment to be very oppressive and depressive as well. They had an area that was called the training square where they would place a patient for the most petty offences. In the training square you had to sit in a plastic chair from 7:00 Am until 9:00 PM and you were fed puree food. I was given medication that made me very drowsy, I can remember a psychologist at the place pouring a cup of water over my head for nodding off to sleep during a meeting. I don't think that I've ever experienced anything in my life more degrading than being a mental Hospital patient..
heyits ashleyboo
3 months ago on Google
1
I was here back in early 2011 and I have to say if I could give this place 0 stars I would. Because of how inhumane the patients got treated including myself. I got screamed at by techs multiple times, got called vulgar names by them and even got accused of staff splitting multiple times. I was basically treated like cattle. I will never condone anyone including a loved one being sent to a place like this where you re verbally assaulted. My advice to anyone- seek help on your own terms and not because the state gets involved in order to stay out of a rathole place like this
K. Mitchell
5 months ago on Google
1
I have been unfortunately a patient here 3 times. Each time I have found it a gamble on how helpful and how much assistance I might receive from psychiatric techs, nursing staff, and clinicians that provide medication management and Social services with care and concern. The facility and unit, GAD, I have been on was unkempt, dirty, and patients assigned to do chores did them halfway and not all with full effort. I lost the clothing I had the last time I went here, had to wait for a room and bed, recieved the wrong combination of medication, the clinicians only met with me briefly 2 times in the duration I was there, and some of my property was stolen. The facility really needs to work on more staff on hand to see patients, more educational groups, and a more structured daily schedule to ensure a pace of recovery for patients with mental illnesses. I liked the outings, and the variety of food, but would recommend Idaho State Hospital North in Orifino, Idaho over State Hospital South in Blackfoot, Idaho.

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State Hospital South works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, Please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

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Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

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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.

Treatments

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

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Teen Program
Teen programs are designed to address the unique pressures teens face, pressures that can drive them to experiment with dangerous, addictive substances. They need programs that meet them exactly where they are and give them tools for long-term recovery. Therapy can help teenagers understand and work through underlying issues so they can reclaim the life ahead of them.
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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.
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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.
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Child Program
The providers who specialize in the children's rehab space understand the specialized needs that this population faces. School-based and social services such as tutoring and family counseling are often central to treatment. Child programs may also address the needs of youth experiencing substance abuse in the home, including a parent's or sibling's addiction.
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Seniors Program
Nearly one million adults age 65 and older live with a substance use disorder. Treatment providers who specialize in senior care understand the social, psychological, and physical effects of aging and how they relate to recovery. They can help clients address particular challenges and risks they may face as they get older such as overdosing and medication interactions and dependencies.
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Hearing Impaired Program
A sensory disability, such as hearing impairment, can compound the challenges of addiction recovery. Drug rehabs that are specially designed to accommodate the needs of persons with hearing impairments will include special accessibility features and accommodations to make treatment as comfortable and effective as possible. This may include access to American Sign Language interpreters.
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Military Program
Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Dialectical behavior therapy involves individual and group sessions. During individual sessions, you will work on managing intense emotions. Group skills training sessions aim to enhance skills for daily living. They focus on mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.

Recreational therapy is typically included in a holistic approach to drug and alcohol addiction treatment. It integrates activities like hiking, team sports, and art to improve physical fitness, provide an emotional outlet, and improve your social connections with others. These are skills you need to rebuild your life and maintain your sobriety.

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700 East Alice Street
Blackfoot, ID 83221

Fact checked and written by:
Nikki Wisher, BA
Edited by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW

Reviews of State Hospital South

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The staff is too rude and do not understand the concept of help. The only thing they want is to have a lot of free time, and that's why they treat you quickly but mediocrity. It is not recommended if what they want is a useful service

Reviewed on 3/13/2019
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It wasn't a nice experience being there, the staff is unprofessional and often disrespectful to the patients, they don't treat you with kindness and they allow bad behaviors between patients. Being there wasn't helpful because it was so hard to get to be seen by a doctor and ... Read More

Reviewed on 9/7/2018
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2.3 (41 reviews)
Kenny
1 month ago
1

I was an involuntary patient at State Hospital South back in 1976 when I was just 17 years old. I found the environment to be very oppressive and depressive as well. They had an area that was called the training square where they would place a patient for the most petty offences. In the training square you had to sit in a plastic chair from 7:00 Am until 9:00 PM and you were fed puree food. I was given medication that made me very drowsy, I can remember a psychologist at the place pouring a cup of water over my head for nodding off to sleep during a meeting. I don't think that I've ever experienced anything in my life more degrading than being a mental Hospital patient..

heyits ashleyboo
3 months ago
1

I was here back in early 2011 and I have to say if I could give this place 0 stars I would. Because of how inhumane the patients got treated including myself. I got screamed at by techs multiple times, got called vulgar names by them and even got accused of staff splitting multiple times. I was basically treated like cattle. I will never condone anyone including a loved one being sent to a place like this where you re verbally assaulted. My advice to anyone- seek help on your own terms and not because the state gets involved in order to stay out of a rathole place like this

K. Mitchell
5 months ago
1

I have been unfortunately a patient here 3 times. Each time I have found it a gamble on how helpful and how much assistance I might receive from psychiatric techs, nursing staff, and clinicians that provide medication management and Social services with care and concern. The facility and unit, GAD, I have been on was unkempt, dirty, and patients assigned to do chores did them halfway and not all with full effort. I lost the clothing I had the last time I went here, had to wait for a room and bed, recieved the wrong combination of medication, the clinicians only met with me briefly 2 times in the duration I was there, and some of my property was stolen. The facility really needs to work on more staff on hand to see patients, more educational groups, and a more structured daily schedule to ensure a pace of recovery for patients with mental illnesses. I liked the outings, and the variety of food, but would recommend Idaho State Hospital North in Orifino, Idaho over State Hospital South in Blackfoot, Idaho.

Karen Mitchell
5 months ago
1

I have been a patient here several times and each time I experienced unpleasant and non-ethical situations and staff, regarding my treatment, staff, and witnessing other patients experience similarly. I highly recommend they re-evaluate their faculty and staff and treatment snd care if patients. Taking things away from patients like myself; such as clothing, etc. is unprofessional and expresses a lack of integrity and respect for one organization. They in summary, need to improve significantly if Idaho is not going to trail as we do in mental health, in my opinion.

Justin Santillan
6 months ago
5

I was committed by Twin falls county 4 times and Bannock County 1 time to State Hospital South. This was 5 times In a 3 year period. The longest they kept me was 7 weeks even though my family and I both desperately plead with the hospital and courts for more time to get things right. They are over flooded with commitments from all over the state and it's in their interest to keep people moving through even if they require more time to stabilize. Other than this 1 complaint I was always treated with the utmost respect and dignity and I am a chronic pain patient and at the time which was 2009,2010, and 2011 they worked with my home providers to keep my high dosages of opioids going while at the hospital. I realize in today's world they probably would not do the same for me but at the time if I would have been pulled off my methadone and Oxycodone it would have sent me into a further spiral so I'm very thankful that they treated this in a humane manner. I probably would have not returned so many times back to back if I just would have been given more time the first time or second time around. I hope they read this and keep this in mind when rushing patients into discharge. It would have saved the state dept of health and welfare and the courts and my insurance a lot of money to just keep me a little longer the first time. I often waited 30 days sitting in St Luke's Canyon View in Twin Falls after my commitment was official before a bed opened at SHS which just shows you how full they are always kept or was at that time period. I only imagine things have got worse now with so many people from other states moving to Idaho. I live in California now which is my home state and the hospitals here are horrible compared to in Idaho. It's been a long time since I have been in one but my best hospital memories are at State Hospital South. They have a patient library, cafe, completely separate medical clinic for health problems and we were allowed to walk outside in open grounds. They even took us on a activity to go bowling at a local bowling alley in Blackfoot. You have to remember many reviews of mental health facilities are bad but that's what you get when the population they serve are forced into the hospital by legal holds and commitments against their will. I am one of the few ex patients that see my going here as something that saved me from myself at the time. I have a lot of appreciation for the hospital.

Spennerman
7 months ago
5

Joe Deen
8 months ago
1

Jessica Acevedo
10 months ago
5

alexis
11 months ago
1

coming back to this review as an adult, the way they treated patients was absurd. they locked you in a slightly padded room the second you had an outburst. they banned random tv stations just because the staff working didn't like the show playing. the food was disgusting. i lost probably 15 pounds in the month i was there. they make you afraid of showing any signs of mental illness, effectively shutting you down when you asked for help. please do research into the places you send your children.

Honey May
1 year ago
3

castlebyastream
1 year ago
1

This was my first time at this facility and I had politely asked for information about how to visit a patient. I received my answer then sat to write notes and communicate with concerned relatives. I was not asked to leave or told that I could not sit there in the receptionist area. One of the receptionists spoke to me twice with very vague questions about whether I needed anything else and was very gruff the second time. I was very confused by her behavior, but was not planning to stay much longer to write my notes. I was not aware that I was not welcome to sit there. I had asked her if I should sit out in my car to finish up or someplace else and she did not answer. She seemed frustrated and brushed me off. Apparently, she then called security to have me escorted out. They were very polite and asked me several questions. I confirmed that I had received my answers and was going to leave. I had driven over an hour to get there and had a headache, so resting a bit and organizing my notes was my way of recuperating. The security personnel were kind enough to deliver a sweater to my loved one, even though I had not been expecting to contact them that day.My opinion is that this facility is not terribly professional. This response was very unprofessional and unwarranted. I felt very insulted by being addressed by security. The receptionist could have easily explained the policies or expectations of the facility and it would have been simple to leave before involving security. I will admit that I'm grateful to have been able to hand the sweater to an employee to deliver. Otherwise, I am not impressed with this institution so far. This is a very poor first impression. (This review is subject to improve with better interactions in the future)

MIN YOONGI BTS_SUGA
1 year ago
1

By far not the best experience, tried calling to check up on my family member and got hung up 5 for the past hour finally got a hold of the supervisor and they ended up being really rude when we told them how many times we called and got hung up on they technically were say we were lying

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