On March 11, 2026, the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene welcomed guest speakers Mike Wraith, Executive Director, and Joe Mitrovich, Clinical Director, from City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center. They shared an encouraging update on the significant growth the Center has experienced since its Grand Opening on October 13, 2025. They also expressed their appreciation to the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene for the financial support our Club provided last year to help the organization get off to a strong start.
City on a Hill provides evidence-based mental health care and, as a faith-based clinic, thoughtfully integrates professional therapy with a Biblical worldview for individuals seeking care that aligns with their faith and personal beliefs. A central component of the organization’s mission is to expand access to mental health services by offering low- or no-cost care to children, adults, and families throughout Kootenai County.
City on a Hill provides timely mental health assessment and intervention for youth, which in some cases helps stabilize crises and prevent the need for inpatient hospitalization. This support is critically important, as youth who require hospitalization are often sent to facilities out of state—such as Montana or Utah—separating them from family and community during an already traumatic time.
Following the presentation, the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene presented City on a Hill with additional funds to support the purchase of two computers that are urgently needed by their clinicians.
Photograph: (left to right) Kim Cummings (President Elect), Joe Mitrovich, Matt Palmer (Treasurer), Mike Wraith
Last Updated: April 9, 2026 by Matt Palmer
City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center
On March 11, 2026, the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene welcomed guest speakers Mike Wraith, Executive Director, and Joe Mitrovich, Clinical Director, from City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center. They shared an encouraging update on the significant growth the Center has experienced since its Grand Opening on October 13, 2025. They also expressed their appreciation to the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene for the financial support our Club provided last year to help the organization get off to a strong start.
City on a Hill provides evidence-based mental health care and, as a faith-based clinic, thoughtfully integrates professional therapy with a Biblical worldview for individuals seeking care that aligns with their faith and personal beliefs. A central component of the organization’s mission is to expand access to mental health services by offering low- or no-cost care to children, adults, and families throughout Kootenai County.
City on a Hill provides timely mental health assessment and intervention for youth, which in some cases helps stabilize crises and prevent the need for inpatient hospitalization. This support is critically important, as youth who require hospitalization are often sent to facilities out of state—such as Montana or Utah—separating them from family and community during an already traumatic time.
Following the presentation, the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene presented City on a Hill with additional funds to support the purchase of two computers that are urgently needed by their clinicians.
Photograph: (left to right) Kim Cummings (President Elect), Joe Mitrovich, Matt Palmer (Treasurer), Mike Wraith
Category: Guest Speakers Tags: behavioral health, city on a hill, family support, Guest speaker, teen support
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The Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene is proud to announce that the recipient of its 2026 $5,000 Large Grant Award is City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center.
City on a Hill Behavioral Health Center is a Christ-centered nonprofit dedicated to providing accessible, affordable, and biblically integrated mental health care. Serving youth and families throughout North Idaho, the organization offers professional, evidence-based services—including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and family and marital counseling—while integrating spiritual support to care for the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. In partnership with Real Life Ministries, the center continues to expand its impact in addressing critical mental health needs in the region.
Grant funds will be used to purchase a vital psychological assessment tool that will enable clinicians to provide comprehensive diagnostic testing for children suspected of having Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Specifically, the funding will support acquisition of the Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test (IVA-2 CPT), a clinically validated instrument that provides objective measurement of attention, impulse control, and self-regulation in children and adolescents.
The addition of this evidence-based assessment system will address one of the clinic’s most pressing needs. Requests for psychological testing—particularly to assist with differential diagnosis among school-age children experiencing attention, behavioral, or learning challenges—have grown significantly. At the same time, there is a severe shortage of providers in our region with access to tools like the IVA-2 CPT, often resulting in long wait times or limited access to timely evaluations for families seeking help.
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