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Offers recreational and social activities geared towards those with a diagnosed persistent mental illness. A variety of activities are available including crafts, billiards, computers, Internet access, television, and areas for group activities.
Provides one-on-one and group peer support sessions, facilitate recreational and socialization activities, and encourage individuals to participate in a peer recovery community. All services are open to anyone and any emotional distress they may be facing.

A non-clinical, membership drop-in-center.

Advocates for consumers in the areas of mental health services, housing, financial issues, substance abuse, and medical issues. These services are offered through local support agencies.

Offers a pscyho-social environment with access to computers, TV, a pool table, newspapers, a telephone, and limited food services.

Provides developmental training and support to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides an appropriately structured environment that encourages participants to function optimally in the least restrictive setting, whether vocational, social, or community. Programs may include:

-Sensory motor activities.

- Occupational therapy.

- Vocational skills.

- Job training.

- Volunteer and employment options in a safe and supportive environment.

- Drop-in program for participants who do not have funding yet (Project Leisure).

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Prevocational Training
Mental Health Drop In Centers
Occupation Specific Job Training
Drop in center for adults with mental illness that offers support, empowerment, socialization, and peer networking.
Helps develop social skills, behavioral management, community integration, and communication skill development in a group setting.
Connections offers support to promote coping, problem-solving and self-management of individual behavioral health. Connections offers coffee and doughnuts in the mornings and a noon time meal. There is a meal offered around the lunch hour as well.

Connections has various activity rooms available for those seeking activities to participate in or just a common area to relax and unwind during your time at the center. Connection does have a donation room available for those in need of clothing, shoes, coats, gloves, etc. This room and supplies are update frequently.

Connections staff can offer support and assist with finding housing, assistance with getting medical benefits and offering/setting up additional services/resources clients may otherwise not know about.

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General Clothing Provision
Mental Health Drop In Centers
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Offers a socialization and educational center for persons with mental illness. Services include rehabilitative skill training to assist persons in recovery. A Friendship Lunch is served every Wednesday and is open to all participants. Monday and Friday are sack lunch days.

Offers a range of services, including:

-- Behavioral health assessment and treatment planning.

-- Individual therapy.

-- Family/marital/couples therapy.

-- Divorce mediation.

-- Divorce transition assistance for parents and children.

-- Group therapy.

-- Psychological assessment.

-- Crisis services.

-- Substance abuse prevention and education.

-- Pet therapy.

-- Home visiting program for children who are exhibiting behavior health concerns.

-- Outpatient behavioral health care.

-- Parenting education.

-- Psychiatry services.

Telehealth appointments are available.

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Pet Assisted Therapy
In Person Crisis Intervention
Divorce Counseling
Home Based Mental Health Services
General Psychiatry
Mental Health Drop In Centers
Marriage and Relationships Counseling
Psychiatric Disorder Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Intervention Programs
Mental Health Evaluation
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Family Life Education
Case/Care Management
Telemental Health
Substance Use Disorder Counseling

Provides groups that help enhance skills for socialization, connections, communication, support, wellness tools, resources, and provides a safe space that is non-judgmental and welcoming.

Drop In is run by individuals with lived experience in mental health recovery.

Provides walk-in/referral crisis respite services for individuals who are currently experiencing a mild-moderate behavioral health crisis.

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Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Mental Health Drop In Centers

Provides a behavioral health get together hosting various activities, such as:
- Free coffee and snacks
- Crafts and Art projects
- Board games and monthly Bingo
- Good conversation and group support.

Offers people experiencing a mental health episode an alternative to hospitalization. Services Include:

- Crisis Support.

- Stress Relief.

- Coping Skills Training.

- Community Resource Referrals.

Offers people with mental illness an opportunity to socialize in a setting that is not treatment oriented, while offering the opportunity for learning and problem-solving to occur with the assistance of staff or members.

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General Mental Health Support Groups
Mental Health Drop In Centers

Drop-in center for people who are experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges. The Peer Center is run by staff who have lived experience and a passion for supporting others in their recovery journey. It serves as a safe place to build friendships and receive support while identifying and pursuing individual goals for wellness and recovery.

Offers:

- Support and fellowship

- Educational groups

- Resource information

- Games, activities, art and music

- InShape programming

Community support program offers case management, day treatment, medication monitoring/administration, teaching of psychosocial skills, community follow-up, drop-in center, protective payee, and a residential program.

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Psychiatric Case Management
Representative Payee Services
Mental Health Drop In Centers
Psychiatric Day Treatment
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Psychiatric Medication Services
Works to support people affected by mental illness, educate with facts about mental health topics, and advocate for mental health concerns. Every NAMI signature program is free to those we serve.

NAMI Support Groups: Meet weekly providing support for adults living with mental illness and also for the family members caring for their loved one.

NAMI Educational Courses: Offered 3 to 4 times per year for the adult living with mental illness and for the family member or friend who wants to learn how to support their loved one.

NAMI public presentations: courageous adults living in recovery share their mental illness journey with the public.

NAMI Ending the Silence is for junior high and high schools,

NAMI In Our Own Voice is for the general public.

The Mental Health Wellness Center is located in Ames and is a peer-led drop-in center offering a stigma free environment of support. If you are in need of local resources, NAMI Central Iowa is here to help.

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General Mental Health Support Groups
Mental Health Self Management Programs
Mental Health Associations
Families/Friends of Individuals With Mental Health Disorders Support Groups
Mental Health Information/Education
Mental Health Drop In Centers

Offers support to adults aged 18 and older with severe and persistent mental disorders to help them maintain and enhance their adjustment and acceptance within the community. Services are tailored to each individual's capacity and may include structured opportunities for personal and social development, daily living skills instruction, basic education, recreational and social activities, coordination exercises, and other developmental support. These programs aim to foster functional skills necessary for community involvement, self-advocacy, self-care, and, where possible, employment.

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Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Adult Day Programs
Mental Health Drop In Centers

Offers a day program where people battling different mental illnesses can socialize and gather in a safe environment.

Members make their own event and lunch calendars each month, cook lunches on a daily basis and help keep the clubhouse clean by signing up for tasks. There are weekly groups and daily activities, monthly out of town or in town outings that may include going out to eat, to a movie, seeing a sporting event or whatever else members decide to do that month.

There are two support staff in house and a peer support specialist who can offer support and assistance with finding housing, assistance with getting medical benefits and offering/setting up additional services and or resources clients may otherwise not know about.

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Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Mental Health Drop In Centers
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Housing Search Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Offers recreational and social activities geared towards those with a diagnosed persistent mental illness. A variety of activities are available including crafts, billiards, computers, Internet access, television, and areas for group activities.

Offers a safe space for individuals experiencing emotional stress or overwhelming symptoms due to live circumstances.

Service may include, emotional support groups, assistance in applying for Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, housing applications, and Social Security and a safe place to enjoy a snack, watch TV, make art, or play a game.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Emotional Issues Support Groups
Mental Health Drop In Centers

Offers immediate crisis and mental health support in an alternative, calmer environment than Emergency Departments. Peer recovery support specialists help distressed and overwhelmed individuals in a comfortable place, without using more intensive intervention.

Services include, crisis intervention, safety planning, coping skills training, community resource referrals, follow-up support.

Provides crisis care for people experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis that requires immediate attention. Services include mental health, psychiatric and substance abuse screenings, crisis stabilization (evaluation and treatment for those that need observation for a more thorough evaluation), counseling services and care coordination through key service providers.

Patients can also be brought in with loved ones or come on their own. Use of Mental Health Access Center services is 100 percent voluntary.

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In Person Crisis Intervention
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Mental Health Evaluation
Mental Health Drop In Centers
Mental Health Information/Education
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Crisis Intervention
Offers recreational and social activities geared towards those with a diagnosed persistent mental illness. A variety of activities are available including crafts, billiards, computers, Internet access, television, and areas for group activities.

Offers a community center for adults experiencing mental illness, including substance use disorder. Provides a fun, uplifting wellness center staffed by Peer Support Specialists (PSS's). Peer Support Specialists are persons with lived experience of mental illness(es) and Recovery from that/those illness(es).