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 who struggle to ...

IOWA CITY -- Underfunded, understaffed and riddled with gaps, Iowa's mental health system is broken ... called the case a "vivid example of how the system is not working" that underscores Iowa's ...

The Prestons are among a chorus of families from across Iowa who say they have struggled, in some cases for years, to find appropriate mental health care for their children. Many have hit ...

said Iowans can also find providers by looking at the websites of state organizations for mental health professionals. The Iowa Psychological Association, for example, has a list of psychologists ...

New research has found more health care facilities have closed in Iowa than have opened, with mental health centers closing at the highest rate over the past decade. The finding was part of a ...

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.

Iowa will take steps to ensure Medicaid-eligible children with mental illness diagnoses receive the mental and behavioral health care services they need as part of a recently announced settlement ...