Welcome!

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Welcome!
If you have just become a patient at my practice, please familiarize yourself with the resources in the area, as outlined below. If you're unable to find information you are looking for, don't hesitate to call the clinic!
If you find yourself in an emergent or urgent situation, call 911 or go to the ER.
Pearl Health Clinic website http://www.pearlhealth.org/
If you are looking for additional services at our clinic, such as counseling, neurofeedback, case management, please check out this link: http://www.pearlhealth.org/our-services/
Pearl Health Clinic offers phone based crisis counseling, call 208-346-7500 and choose such option.
In case you would like to communicate with a counselor but don't feel like speaking with anyone and you are not in an emergency, you can text 741-741 for a text based conversation with a trained responder. Their website also contains resources for people struggling with eating disorders, abuse, LGBT issues and many others, visit this website for more information: http://www.crisistextline.org

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