Rainbows End Recovery Center LLC

About Rainbows End Recovery Center LLC

Rainbow’s End Recovery Center is a small residential treatment facility in the mountains of central Idaho, set along the Salmon River near Challis. Founded in 2011 as a co-ed dual-diagnosis program, they work with adults whose drug or alcohol use is tangled up with mental health conditions such as PTSD, including people who may have been self-medicating, were misdiagnosed, or have not found success in previous treatment. Care is provided at the residential level in a structured, 24-hour live-in setting, and medical detox is available under the supervision of their medical director. The focus is on helping clients understand substance use and build practical coping and living skills, and they welcome people regardless of economic status, race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

With no more than 14 residents at a time and a high staff-to-client ratio, each person is assessed on arrival and given an individualized treatment plan. Individual therapy draws on CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based approaches, while trauma work includes EMDR, narrative therapy, and equine-enhanced interventions, alongside educational and experiential groups and family or couples sessions. Clients are introduced to a range of recovery pathways, including AA/NA, SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, Al-Anon, and Dharma Recovery, and case managers help build a structured aftercare plan before discharge. The remote wilderness setting allows for on-site hiking, biking, and fishing, and men and women live in separate residences with double-occupancy rooms.