Lifeways Behavioral Hospital
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About Lifeways Behavioral Hospital
Lifeways Psychiatric Hospital in Boise, Idaho delivers acute psychiatric treatment aimed at stabilizing individuals and reducing troubling symptoms. The center’s purpose is to bring hope and support to members of the community who are seeking relief and recovery. Its goal is to become a leading mental health resource, with an emphasis on kind, evidence-based care, strong expertise, and teamwork.
Therapies and a Supportive Program
Lifeways offers a range of services, including medication management, individual and group therapy, and skills development. Each treatment plan is tailored to the person’s needs to support sustained progress over time. The hospital also provides activity-based therapy and assistance with returning to everyday life, fostering a supportive atmosphere for every patient.
Specialized Treatment and Local Collaboration
Lifeways focuses on specialized care for people living with severe and persistent mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. The hospital partners with local organizations to strengthen resources and improve outcomes for patients. In addition, Lifeways provides outpatient services designed to offer ongoing support and help individuals transition back into their communities with greater stability.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient · Partial hospitalization/day treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Facility type
- Psychiatric hospital
- Medications used
- Chlorpromazine · Fluphenazine · Haloperidol · Aripiprazole · Brexpiprazole · Cariprazine · Clozapine · IIoperidone · Lurasidone · Olanzapine · Paliperidone · Quetiapine · Risperidone · Ziprasidone · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Special programs
- Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) · Persons with eating disorders · Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- County or local government funds · IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds · Medicare · Medicaid · Other State funds · Private health insurance · State corrections or juvenile justice funds · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds · U.S. Department of VA funds
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Other services
- Assertive community treatment · Chronic disease/illness management · Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Intensive case management · Illness management and recovery · Case management service · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Schizophrenia · Suicidality · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Physiotherapy · Recreation Therapy · Stress Management
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Holistic · Individual Treatment · Medical
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Midlife Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Aftercare Group Therapy · Continuing Care
- Languages
- English
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by Idaho.
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.