Crush the Curve Idaho was born early in the COVID-19 pandemic. For nearly three years, this small nonprofit has operated coronavirus testing and vaccine clinics for the general public, schools, employers and long-term care facilities.
Now that testing and vaccines for COVID-19 are widely available, organizations are turning their attention to another public health emergency in Idaho: mental health. Crush the Curve launched this week on its website, crushthecurveidaho.com. Interactive online mental health directory Facilities and clinics that provide psychiatric care, treatment, and substance use treatment services.
“Our goal was never to try to replace[other people’s]efforts,” said community liaison Maricela Rios. crush the curve“One of our goals is to highlight the great work already being done in our state.”
This directory allows users to filter the results to match what they want. For example, a parent seeking help for their child can use filters to find residential care facilities for their child or her teen, or find telemedicine counselors that accept Medicaid.
With the ever-changing landscape of Idaho’s mental health care system, Crush the Curve encourages people to contact their facilities and providers to ensure they are accepting new patients. . In addition, the website does not provide confirmation of insurance coverage for the property.
Nonprofits haven’t completely scaled back their COVID-19 activities, Ríos said, but they’re doing so because demand has dropped significantly.
As the Crush the Curve team worked with health care providers, long-term care facility managers, and others in the community, it shed light on the reality of the difficulty of navigating Idaho’s mental health care system. says Rios.
“And what could we do next to support the community? After calling and having a conversation, this was one of the things that came to mind,” she said.
Directories can’t solve Idaho’s bigger problem. There is a significant shortage of mental health providers across the state. But the organization hopes its latest project will help simplify the first step to finding help.
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