Suicide is an incredibly difficult and uncomfortable topic of conversation and one many choose to avoid.  Although challenging, this is a very important conversation because suicide has impacted many lives: your own, your coworker sitting beside you, your personal friends and family or even your neighbor. Unfortunately, our Mountain Home Behavioral Health team tragically lost […]

Rule numero uno: There are no more zero days. What’s a zero day? A zero day is when you don’t do a single thing towards whatever dream, goal, want, or whatever you have going on. No more zeros. I’m not saying you have to bust an essay out every day; that’s not the point. The […]

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual 50-state budget survey is here! This year, they’ve captured the findings in three reports – Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2017 & 2018, providing an analysis of national trends in Medicaid enrollment and spending; Medicaid Moving Ahead in Uncertain Times, taking a more detailed look at the policy and programmatic changes across all […]

Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired 26 days ago and Congress still hasn’t acted. Today we are releasing  a report that unpacks some of the implications of Congressional inaction beyond the beltway. We didn’t survey all 50 states but looked at those where other reports suggested early depletion of funds as well as the […]

Attending professional conferences, summits, workshops and seminars have positive impacts on business professionals. They offer an opportunity to develop new professional relationships, meet new friends, gain knowledge and become more successful in your career. Reasons to Attend Conferences and Workshops: – Networking Opportunities– Building new relationships and meeting new contacts is important to personal and […]

Trying to understand what services are available to children who do not qualify for Medicaid and whose families lack access to affordable employer based or private insurance can be daunting. In Idaho there is the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that is available to fill this gap. But, on September 30th of this year Congress […]

Who do you think of when you hear of individuals or businesses making a difference in the lives of those with disabilities? Is it your service coordinator, your program coordinator, your local doctor or your habilitative interventionist? This summer I had the opportunity to learn about 20 individuals and businesses who are pushing boundaries, creating […]

Many people with disabilities use a service animal in order to fully participate in everyday life. Dogs can be trained to perform many important tasks to assist people with disabilities, such as providing stability for a person who has difficulty walking, picking up items for a person who uses a wheelchair, preventing a child with […]

According to research, preschool age children age 3-6 experience the highest rate of learning and development. Children with special needs, or developmental delays, risk missing some of the most important learning and developmental milestones.  Early intervention helps keep these children on a path to making the most of abilities and skills developed during the early […]

Families whose child is almost 18 face unique challenges when thinking about their youth transitioning into an adult. Often, youth with disabilities have the need for additional training, supports and services outside of those offered in the educational setting. For families this can be a confusing time that can be difficult to navigate. It is […]