Mental Health

Adovcates say there is a critical need for providers who understand the unique needs of people who faced great trauma to come to America.

An overhaul of Iowa’s mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds is pending in the Iowa Legislature, and health officials and lawmakers say they are hopeful the changes will break down regional boundaries in services and funding to make it easier for Iowans to get help.

Reynolds’ 80-page bill, introduced to the legislature in February, lays out a plan to reshape mental health and substance use treatment services offered in Iowa.

Rural Americans have higher rates of depression, and farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association.

One month after the Perry High School shooting, we hear three perspectives on how to make schools safe.

A new report from the Treatment Advocacy Center shows that Iowa is last in the country for the number of state psychiatric beds, offering only two per 100,000 residents.

Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and MDMA have become a very active area of medical research.

Gregory Suckow, better known as Hawkeye Elvis, is a UI fan favorite, but a new documentary allows viewers to get to know him on a personal level.

A look at dry January, plus a study by University of Iowa researchers shows a link between the location of a brain injury to levels in depression in patients.

Mental health representatives from the City of West Des Moines and NAMI Iowa join the show to discuss mental health efforts in the state.