Nearly 50 people are set to be laid off from CommUnity Crisis Services in Iowa City later this month after federal funding was canceled for the LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention hotline, part of the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline.
On May 14, 2025, police executed a search warrant at Demezier’s residence and seized a laptop computer from his home office.
Starting Tuesday, mental health and substance use disorder services are being combined into seven behavioral health districts.The transition involves moving from regional to district-based eligibility and billing processes. It aims to provide more consistent care across the state. Will it?
We’re all human, which means we’re bound to act selfish at times. But being intentional about stepping back and challenging ourselves to be more aware and considerate of those around us will not only help to improve our own well-being but make important strides for our society as a whole.
Reductions in spending and tightened eligibility requirements on social safety net programs like Medicaid and food assistance being considered by Republicans in Congress will significantly reduce access to health care and food assistance, impacting thousand of low-income individuals and families across Linn County.
Radix Recovery launched outpatient services this spring with inpatient care to follow later this year at Cedar Rapids facility.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, the city of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids schools will host an open house to discuss a green schoolyard initiative on Tuesday.
When the University of Iowa created Chuck Xander’s position two years ago, he was the first veterans-embedded counselor on a university or college campus in Iowa, the first in the Big Ten, and one of the first dedicated to military-connected students in the nation. Since then, he’s held more than 550 therapy sessions with about 100 military and veteran students
His May 28 show, “Still Not Dead Yet,” is a full circle moment for the semi-professional comedian after years of struggling with depression and drinking.
Too often in our society, we view the absence of scheduled events as vacant opportunity. In other words, it is a common belief that every available moment of the day should be filled with structured and defined activities. But what if the opposite is true?
Get to Know Gives Back talks to Kara Grafft from Foundation 2 Crisis Services about the services they provide and how to get involved.
Iowa, with 3.2 million residents, has a total of about 760 inpatient mental health beds that are staffed to care for patients. The Treatment Advocacy Center says the “absolute minimum” of such beds would translate to about 960 for Iowa’s population, and the optimal number would be about 1,920.
To resolve 2023 lawsuit, new services will be offered to children in the state with serious emotional and behavioral conditions.
Also in this week’s government notes, the Cedar Rapids school board has approved a 3 percent wage increase for district teachers.
Seven former Independence Mental Health Institute nurses have filed claims of gross negligence against the state and Iowa Health and Human Services. Some of them have shared stories of assaults that resulted in a miscarriage, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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