Category: Mental Health

Rep. Zach Nunn Introduces Bill To Combat Youth Suicide

Posted September 12th, 2023 at 2:48pm by Ty Rushing

Rep. Zach Nunn speak at YSS in Des Moines after announcing a new bill to combat youth suicide. Photo by Ty Rushing/Starting Line

UPDATE: Liberty Counsel Behind Waterloo Repeal of Conversion Therapy Ban

Posted August 23rd, 2023 at 10:20am by Amie Rivers

Waterloo City Council members Nia Wilder (top left) and Jonathan Grieder (bottom left), and residents Chad Mohammad (top right) and Aliya Rahman (bottom right), all speak against repealing the city’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ children Aug. 21, 2023.

New Biden Rule Will Expand Mental Health Coverage—Here’s How

Posted July 28th, 2023 at 2:22pm by Keya Vakil

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 25: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on expanding access to mental health care in the East Room at the White House on July 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden outlined plans to expand access to mental health care by requiring health plans to make to easier to get in-network care. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Take a Free Yoga Class at an Iowa Park This Summer

Posted July 27th, 2023 at 2:39pm by Nikoel Hytrek

Here’s How the Biden Administration Has Tackled The Mental Health Crisis

Posted May 31st, 2023 at 12:29pm by Isabel Soisson

The Biden administration has invested billions into improving mental health care in the nation’s schools, providing training to health care providers on suicide prevention and behavioral health, and scaling up crisis lifelines, among other investments. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)