When including safety net services funded through Iowa's mental health and disability regions and federal block grant dollars, spending has nearly doubled from $6.6 million in 2018 to $12.2 ...

About this project Young and in Crisis is the Register’s occasional series exploring Iowa's youth mental health crisis. The series focuses on the experiences of young Iowans and their families ...

Iowa officials launched the state's new behavioral health system this week. It is a significant overhaul of the previous system and is aimed at better connecting Iowans with mental health and ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. For the second time in 12 years, Iowa’s mental health system will undergo an overhaul.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has named its new children’s mental and behavioral health care system the Iowa Responsive Excellent Care for Healthy youth initiative, or Iowa REACH.

Here is some advice they shared on first steps families can take to put their child on the right path. More: A 6-year-old tried to hang himself before he got help. This is Iowa's mental health crisis ...

Vera French CEO Rich Whitaker is concerned about dovetailing impacts of the state mental health system's new, lower rates, and potentially fewer people covered by Medicaid under proposals in Congress.

Mental health experts say Iowa is facing a critical shortage of providers, especially during the stressful holiday season, though some patients are turning to telehealth for care. Tarrah Holliday ...

The state of Iowa has agreed to change how it provides mental health services to children on Medicaid. This action stems from a settlement agreement following a class action lawsuit filed in 2023.

Maternal mental health conditions impact roughly 1 in 5 pregnant and postpartum people in the U.S. every year. That includes post-traumatic stress disorders and at least one or more anxiety disorders.

For the second time in 12 years, Iowa’s mental health system will undergo an overhaul. Starting July 1, mental health and substance use disorder services are being combined into seven behavioral ...