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Prevention | Community and Family Resources

Offers programs focusing on preventing use and misuse of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and gambling. A DOT-approved DUI/OWI class is also offered.

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Mental Health Education Services | Central Iowa Community Services

Offers mental health education services to emergency responders, service providers and to the public. Facilitates discussions between emergency responders, providers, and communities to better educate individuals and groups about the causes and nature of mental health and intellectual disorders. Can also help fund provider training.

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Mental Health Education Services | Central Iowa Community Services

Offers mental health education services to emergency responders, service providers and to the public. Facilitates discussions between emergency responders, providers, and communities to better educate individuals and groups about the causes and nature of mental health and intellectual disorders. Can also help fund provider training.

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Mental Health Advocate Program | NAMI Northern Illinois

Provides the Local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness that offers education, advocacy, and support for families and individuals living with mental illness.

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Mental Health Support & Education | NAMI Will-Grundy

Education, resources, and support groups for anyone impacted by mental illness.

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Mental Health Services | NAMI Central Iowa

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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Prevention | Community and Family Resources

Offers programs focusing on preventing use and misuse of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and gambling. A DOT-approved DUI/OWI class is also offered.

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Prevention Services | YSS

Offers programs designed to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention, education, and enrichment activities. These services aim to provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to equip children and adolescents with the tools they need to stay on a positive path. Programs address a variety of critical issues, including:

- Substance Use Prevention

- Smoking and/or Vaping Cessation

- Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention

- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

- Suicide Prevention

- Youth Violence Prevention

- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

- Human Trafficking Prevention

- Child Abuse Prevention


Additionally, youth enrichment programs are offered to promote healthy social interaction and help participants maximize their social, emotional, physical, and academic potential. These programs may include arts and crafts, academic workshops, sports, reading clubs, and other recreational, cultural, and civic activities.

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590 Team / Mobile Crisis Response | Memorial Behavioral Health

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) providing mobile crisis response.

-- On-site counseling.

-- Mental health evaluation.

-- Assesses the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

-- Community referrals and linkages.

-- Post crisis follow-ups.

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590 Team and Mobile Crisis Response | Community Resource Center

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response.

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

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Behavioral Health Services | Region 3 Behavioral Health Services

Professional Partner program serves children, adolescents, and young adults who have serious emotional disorders and their families; provides intensive therapeutic case management program tailored to meet the needs of each youth and family.

Emergency Community Support program provides follow-up, continuity, and coordination services for individuals who have been admitted to emergency or civil protective custody.

Regional Housing Coordination provides rental assistance for adults who are low income and experience a serious mental illness to obtain safe housing at an affordable cost; must have referral from a community support worker or other behavioral health worker.

Regional Consumer Specialist (RCS) serves as an advocate and liaison to consumers of behavioral health services, including consumers of services which are designed to lead toward wellness and recovery from mental illness, substance abuse, or problem gambling; the RCS is available to consumers of all ages, their families and support system, throughout Region 3's geographic area.

Training related to Suicide Prevention, Suicide Postvention, Mental Health First Aid, Psychological First Aid, Trauma-Informed Care, Compassion Fatigue, Coping Through COVID, Calmer Classrooms: Working with Traumatized Youth, Psychological First Aid, Effective Strategies for Children with Developmental Trauma, Resilience for the Responders: Creative Tools for Compassion Fatigue & Secondary Trauma for Disaster Relief Workers, Introduction to Mindfulness Skills, Helping Adults Coping with Grief.

Disaster Behavioral Health Outreach, Counseling and Training for flood impacted counties (Buffalo, Custer, Hall and Howard) and for individuals impacted by COVID 19 for all 22 counties in Region 3.

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Prevention | Community and Family Resources

Offers programs focusing on preventing use and misuse of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and gambling. A DOT-approved DUI/OWI class is also offered.

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Family-to-Family Education | NAMI Kane County North

Free, peer-led 8-session Education Program, open to adult family members, significant others, or friends of people who live with mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members of people living with mental illness.

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590 Team / Mobile Crisis Response | Memorial Behavioral Health

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) providing mobile crisis response.

-- On-site counseling.

-- Mental health evaluation.

-- Assesses the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

-- Community referrals and linkages.

-- Post crisis follow-ups.

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Mental Health Support Groups | NAMI South Central Iowa

Provides an advocacy group for persons with mental health concerns and has support groups statewide. It strives to raise public awareness and concern about mental illness, to foster research, to improve treatment and to upgrade the care delivery system.

NAMI offers a variety of support groups and educational programs for those with mental health concerns their family and friends. Support groups include the following: 

- NAMI Connection is a support group for adults living with mental health concerns. Participants learn from each other's experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding.

- NAMI Family Support Group is a support group for family members and loved ones of adults living with mental health concerns. Participants gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences.

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Consultation and Education | Bridgeview Community Mental Health Center

Consultation and education for community groups, agencies, families, and individuals. Anyone may request educational information, use mental health resources, and seek service consultation to aid in planning, designing, directing, coordinating, providing, or improving programs, services, or individual lives, and arrange for a public speaker to address a group or agency.

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Prevention | Community and Family Resources

Offers programs focusing on preventing use and misuse of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and gambling. A DOT-approved DUI/OWI class is also offered.

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Mental Health Support Services | NAMI Iowa

Provides an advocacy group for persons with mental health concerns and has support groups statewide. It strives to raise public awareness and concern about mental illness, to foster research, to improve treatment and to upgrade the care delivery system.

NAMI locations offer a variety of support groups and educational programs for those with mental health concerns their family and friends. Visit the website or call to get more information about support groups available and other mental health resources available.

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Suicide Loss Information | Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors

A website containing information to help survivors understand the complex emotional aftermath of suicide. Featured on the website is a community forum that is overseen by a mental health counselor and trained team of survivor moderators who provide information and hope. The website also features a blog, memorial wall, stories from survivors, and more.

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Mental Health Education | NAMI - Kane-South, DeKalb, and Kendall Counties

- NAMI Family to Family: Provides an 8-session educational program for family, significant others, and friends of people living with mental illness. Program is also offered in Spanish.

- NAMI Peer to Peer: Provides an 8-week educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery. Program is also offered in Spanish.

- NAMI Basics: Provides a 6-week education program for parents and family caregivers of children and teens who are experiencing symptoms of a mental illness or who have already been diagnosed. Program is offered in a group setting so that attendees can connect with others face-to-face.

- NAMI Ending the Silence: Provides a presentation for middle and high school students. Symptoms of mental health conditions and resources to access when they are noted in peers and family members are provided. A recovery speaker shares their story. Students are asked to take action in ending the stigma regarding mental illness.

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Community Based Counseling | Methodist Health System

Counselors are present at various locations around the community. Visit website for a current listing.

Crisis intervention for individuals who are experiencing a personal or family crisis.

Professional consultation offers guidance to parents or other family caretakers, and church clergy or their staff seeking solutions for those in need.

Assessment, individual and family therapy counseling to address social, emotional, behavioral, or mental health issues.

Marital and family counseling to promote understanding, communication, cooperation, and joint resolution of problem issues.

Educational programs enhance awareness of mental health issues, increase informed choices and actions, prevent problems, increase community support, and initiate positive change.

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Mental Health First Aid Courses | North Central Behavioral Health Systems

Offers an 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Also offers a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

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Mental Health First Aid | RISE Behavioral Health and Wellness

Program is designed to teach people how to help individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis, developing a mental health problem or who is experiencing addiction challenges and or is in crisis. Provides information on how to recognize common mental health disorders, how to provide initial help, and how to guide individuals towards appropriate professional help.

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Adult Behavioral Services | Broadlawns Medical Center

Offers programs to evaluate and treat mental health problems, including individual and group therapy, psychological testing, and anger management services. Anger management programs provide educational and therapeutic opportunities for individuals to learn positive and functional ways to manage anger, whether internalized or expressed outwardly. 

These programs may include court-ordered or voluntary sessions for individuals involved in domestic violence or child abuse, as well as general workshops for those seeking to improve their anger expression.

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Stone Manor Counseling | Suicide Prevention Services

Offers confidential, personalized help and treatment for a variety of issues frequently linked to suicidal ideation, including but not limited to mood disorders, anxiety, and trauma.

Answers calls for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Depression line.

Offers customized presentations and training for schools, churches, colleges, police and fire departments, businesses, hospitals, organizations, and large groups as requested, including but not limited to Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).

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