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The Iowa City Police Department recently launched its first-ever crisis co-responder team, pairing an officer with a mental health liaison to de-escalate crises, provide on-scene support, and ...
Iowa youth need mental health support, but families struggle with where to turn. Here are some tips from providers across the state. News Sports Opinion Business Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is looking to change the narrative surrounding mental health. They hosted the second annual NAMIWalks for Southwest Iowa in Council Bluffs to help them do so.
DES MOINES — Iowa’s health agency pledged to ensure the delivery of home and community-based services to the state’s most vulnerable children with mental and behavioral health care needs ...
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.
Iowa has seen overall net closure of health care facilities, especially mental health centers, ... Number of Iowa mental health facilities has declined in past 15 years, report finds. Gannett.
DuPage sets example on mental health care Posted May 19, 2025 4:00 am I am writing to express my support for the upcoming debut of DuPage County’s Crisis Recovery Center (CRC) in the summer of 2025.
Behind the sharp decline in mothers' mental health 02:40. Only about a fourth of moms in the United States say they have "excellent" physical and mental health, according to a new study.. The ...