Articles Tagged: Mental health

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Of the more than 10,000 University of Iowa faculty and staff who completed a “personal health assessment” in 2024, just over half said they’re “thriving” — while the other nearly half said they’re “struggling.”

The program will focus on those experiencing withdrawal after the use of alcohol or opiates.

Also, House lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would make it a crime to send unsolicited sexually-explicit photos or videos. One legislator dubbed it the “anti cyber flashing” bill.

Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms,” could be administered to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder under a bill advanced out of an Iowa House subcommittee Tuesday.

Also, a study reports the addition of an Uptown Marion hotel would have an economic impact of $21 million over its first five years of occupancy

Fear, as it is a normal and universal part of the human experience, can exist on a wide spectrum.

Your pets are more than just a companion. Owning a pet not only changes your habits but can also lead to lifestyle changes.

Iowa lawmakers have advanced legislation that would allow Iowa courts to order treatment for individuals showing psychiatric deterioration when people can’t recognize they need help and are unlikely to seek it on their own.

Catherine Johnson, executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, says requirements in the settlement agreement will lead to a state children’s mental health care system that ‘addresses the needs of children’

The settlement agreement resolves a 2023 lawsuit that accused the State of Iowa of failing to provide federally required mental and behavioral health care services for Medicaid-eligible children

A quarterly health publication.

Trauma can change our brain chemistry and increase the speed of cellular aging, leading to illnesses and immune system deficiencies, and even serious diseases like cancer. This can all serve to shorten lifespan.

Providers in Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, Oskaloosa and Sioux City will receive a total of over $10 million to expand or improve facilities and develop sober-living housing options.

Gov. Kim Reynolds in May signed into law a plan to overhaul and combine Iowa’s delivery system for mental and behavioral health services — which advocates hope will improve access for patients.