Often patients seeking care for mental health are viewed in a negative way, treated differently, and made to feel ashamed or worthless, as if they are somehow less than other people. This stigma can lead to discrimination, and this in turn can make mental illness worse.

At Kootenai Health, we provide more than psychiatric stabilization and crisis intervention.  We provide number of programs that foster and promote our patients’ talents and abilities.  We provide a strengths-based approach looking beyond the mental health illness focusing on their strengths and abilities.

Our new Art From Within Initiative provides art therapy opportunities for our behavioral health patients as well as offering them the opportunity to highlight and share their unique artistic talents with the community.