Satellite Location Clinical Services

The Counseling and Mental Health Center's (CMHC) staff of psychologists, social workers, supervised doctoral interns and graduate students offers students a wide range of counseling services, resources and referrals.

The CMHC is committed to offering services via telehealth that are inclusive and respectful of all students, regardless of race and/or ethnicity, sex, color, religion, spirituality, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability or veteran status.

Any University of Idaho student who is enrolled either half-time or full-time capacity is eligible for services at the CMHC, including students enrolled at satellite locations.

Students enrolled at a satellite location can contact the CMHC by phone at 208-885-6716 or via email at cmhc@uidaho.edu. One of the CMHC Administrative Assistants will contact you to schedule an appointment.

The appointment will be held on Zoom, you will receive the Zoom information prior to your scheduled appointment via email.

The CMHC practices from a time-limited model. In general, clinicians meet with clients every other week, but you may meet with your assigned clinician to meet more frequently or less frequently depending on what is most helpful.

The CMHC has a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who meets with students for psychiatric consultations and medication evaluations. Students will typically be referred to a medical practitioner in their home community for on-going treatment.

If this is a medical emergency, contact 911 and request services in your home community.

CMHC EMERGENCY Crisis Hotline | 208-885-6716, Press #3

Crisis telephone counseling is available after hours and on weekends 365 days a year by calling 208-885-6716.

CMHC EMERGENCY Crisis Intervention Appointments | Call 208-885-6716, Press #1

Same-day appointments are available during normal business hours for students experiencing a crisis.

The Counseling and Mental Health Center is located in Mary E. Forney Hall Room 306. We are open from Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST

Local Crisis Resources

• Pathways Community Crisis Center of Southwest Idaho (pcccsi.com) | Boise
• Saint Alphonsus Inpatient Behavioral Health (saintalphonsus.org) | Boise
• North Idaho Crisis Center (nicrisiscenter.org) | Coeur d’ Alene
• Behavioral Health Crisis Center Idaho Falls (eastidahocrisis.com) | Idaho Falls
• St. Luke's McCall Medical Center (stlukesonline.org) | McCall
• Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse (atvp.org) | 1-877-334-2887 | Moscow
• Crisis Center of South Central Idaho (crisisidaho.com) | Twin Falls

National Crisis Resources

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 1-800-273-8255
• Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline | 208-398-4357
  Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round. Text support is available Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to midnight.

There is no cost for individual counseling.

A $25 fee is assessed for all psychiatric consultations. This fee is assessed to your student account. The CMHC does not bill insurance.

You may want to schedule an appointment with your primary care provider in your home community who can provide referrals to practitioners.

You can also schedule an appointment with our case manager at the CMHC who may be able to assistant with coordinating referrals for a provider in our area.