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.
In many ways, the world seems more chaotic and hectic than ever; that’s why it’s important to consider our relationship with time and how we can take steps to slow down, identify our priorities, and more fully enjoy our most precious resource.
Eastern Iowa nonprofits are preparing for change as the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services works to finalize details of its new behavioral health districts, which will go into effect on July 1.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, a bill advanced out of committee would help service organizations like American Legion with VA claims
Carrying and giving birth to a child is a transformative event in a mother’s life, but with that change can come increases in anxiety and depression.
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.
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