Karen Smith, like most moms, would do anything for her kids. That includes walking almost 300 miles across the state of Iowa, twice.
Articles Tagged: Mental health
Local Government May. 25, 2023 6:28 pm3d ago
The board that governs regional mental health and disability services advocated for spending down a nearly $9.2 million surplus before the end of the budget year in June by boosting support for underfunded services within its nine-county area.
News May. 1, 2023 9:46 am27d ago
The Guardian Training Institute is an Iowa City based nonprofit that offers trauma and mental health training and programs for firefighters, police officers and first responders. The nonprofit has just begun offering the training at private businesses.
Crime and Courts Apr. 14, 2023 12:01 pm44d ago
A pilot civil specialty court will start next month in Johnson County to help individuals who were involuntarily committed be successful on their own in the community. The court sessions will ensure participants continue their meds, treatment and receive other needed supports.
News Apr. 7, 2023 6:00 am51d ago
Major medical groups in the United States -- including the American Medical Association, American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics — say gender-affirming care is safe and encourage it as a treatment for gender dysphoria, which is when people feel like they are a different gender than their birth gender.
Tony Leys, Kaiser Health News
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 31, 2023 6:00 am58d ago
Video visits are an increasingly common way for residents of small-town nursing homes to receive mental health care.
Local Government Mar. 24, 2023 12:47 pm65d ago
The regional board that manages mental health funding passed a budget allocating $2.9 million for the Linn and Johnson County access centers after supervisors in those counties pushed for sufficient funding.
Crime and Courts Mar. 17, 2023 6:00 am72d ago
The Linn County Juvenile Detention Center is seeking funding through the Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region in order to continue its partnership with Tanager Place to provide mental health services to incarcerated juveniles.
Local Government Mar. 17, 2023 6:00 am72d ago
As the East Central Mental Health Region prepares to vote soon on Linn and Johnson County access center budgets, Director Erin Foster hopes the region sees value in “paying to be prepared and paying to have access available.”
Local Government Feb. 24, 2023 11:51 am93d ago
The mental health access centers in Linn and Johnson counties would be funded below their requests under a proposed budget for fiscal 2024. County officials and providers warned this would result in reduced services, if not closure of the facilities.
Government & Politics Jan. 24, 2023 5:41 pm124d ago
Iowa House lawmakers advanced legislation supporters say could provide a financial lifeline to Iowa’s small, rural hospitals that face closure.
Business News Dec. 8, 2022 6:00 am171d ago
Grow Therapy, a New York-based company that helps therapists with the paperwork involved in running a private practice, will be expanding to 22 new states, including Iowa.
News Nov. 27, 2022 10:12 am182d ago
Eighteen months after opening in Cedar Rapids, the Linn County Mental Health Access Center is seeing an increase in need for its services. Leaders hope to expand the hours of the center to 24/7 and they’re discussing a Youth Assessment Center.
By Tony Leys and Arielle Zionts - Kaiser Health News
Health Care and Medicine Oct. 4, 2022 6:00 am236d ago
Program in 18 Iowa counties gives option to calling police
Government & Politics Oct. 4, 2022 6:00 am236d ago
Iowa will receive about $6 million in federal grant dollars to help schools address student well-being as part of the bipartisan gun violence bill signed in June.