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Provides 24 hour on-call and in-person crisis services for youth in Polk County. Crisis Responders provide assessments, interventions, and stabilization services in a public or community location for youth (ages 17 and under) who are experiencing crises such as: suicide ideation, substance use disorders, exposure to violence, and other behavioral and mental health situations.

Other services include counseling, mental health evaluations and suicide prevention services.

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In Person Crisis Intervention
Mental Health Evaluation
General Counseling Services
Mental Health Information/Education
Suicide Prevention Hotlines
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines

Counseling and education for individuals and families.

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

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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Suicide Prevention Hotlines
Mental Health Evaluation
Mental Health Information/Education
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
General Counseling Services
In Person Crisis Intervention

Training for professionals and the general public on how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.

- In-person training offered as an 8 hour, instructor-led course.

- Blended training offered as a 2 hour online course and a 4-5 hour, instructor-led training in person or by video conference.

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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Disease/Disability Information
Mental Health Information/Education

Provides mental health and psychiatry services to those in need. Services include counseling, medication management, and mental health case management.

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Mental Health Information/Education
Mental Health Evaluation
General Counseling Services
General Psychiatry

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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Mental Health Associations
General Mental Health Support Groups
Mental Health Information/Education

Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:

Substance Use Prevention

Smoking and or vaping cessation

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Youth Violence Prevention

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Human Trafficking Prevention

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Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Human Trafficking Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Youth Enrichment Programs
Mental Health Information/Education
Youth Violence Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Child Abuse Prevention
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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Disease/Disability Information
Mental Health Information/Education

Provides educational trainings in the areas of prevention, intervention, and post-vention. Trainings specific to Native populations are available.

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Mental Health Information/Education
Provides Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention training to the public. Speaking engagements relating to mental, suicide prevention, poverty, and food insecurity can be arranged.
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 Information/Education
Gambling Disorder Relapse Prevention
Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
DUI Offender Programs
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
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 Information/Education
Gambling Disorder Relapse Prevention
Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
DUI Offender Programs
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
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.

Organization dedicated to bringing hope and support to those affected by suicide by raising awareness, funding scientific research, and providing resources and aid to those affected by it.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Mental Health Information/Education
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 Information/Education
Gambling Disorder Relapse Prevention
Alcohol/Drug Impaired Driving Prevention
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
DUI Offender Programs
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention

Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:

Substance Use Prevention

Smoking and or vaping cessation

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Youth Violence Prevention

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Human Trafficking Prevention

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Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Human Trafficking Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Youth Enrichment Programs
Mental Health Information/Education
Youth Violence Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Child Abuse Prevention

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.

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

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General Mental Health Support Groups
Mental Health Associations
Mental Health Information/Education
Mental Health Crisis Lines

Provides mental health services to assist children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Services are intended to treat a range of emotional and behavioral disorders, from short-term problems to the most disabling illnesses, including anxiety, child behavior disorders, depression, grief, panic disorders, phobias, and stress.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Mental Health Information/Education
General Counseling Services

Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:

Substance Use Prevention

Smoking and or vaping cessation

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Youth Violence Prevention

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Human Trafficking Prevention

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Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Human Trafficking Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Youth Enrichment Programs
Mental Health Information/Education
Youth Violence Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Child Abuse Prevention

Offers several different mental health education programs.

- Family-To-Family: Provides a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members. All instruction and course materials are free to class participants.

- Course includes: Current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders.

- Up-to-date information about medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence.

- Current research related to the biology of brain disorders and the evidence-based, most effective treatments to promote recovery.

- Gaining sympathy by understanding the subjective, lived experience of a person with mental illness.

- Learning in special workshops for problem solving, listening, and communication techniques.

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Mental Health Information/Education