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Coordinated network of services and supports that address the needs of a child's behavioral health care. Includes:

- Coordinates next steps when a child has a potential behavioral health issue or if a screening has indicated a potential concern

- Support from other parents who have experienced the process of planning behavioral health care

- Informational sessions to learn more about children's behavioral health and relevant child and family wellness topics

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, or age 18 and enrolled in high school) 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, safety planning, treatment plan development, recovery support services, medication administration, and more.

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

An advocacy and non-profit organization for the education and support of the mentally ill, their families, and friends that is open to anyone with a personal or professional interest in mental illness.

Focus includes:

- Educating consumers, their families, and the public in an effort to eliminate the stigma of mental illness through literature, newsletters, speakers, workshops, and conferences. With proper access to treatment, persons with neurobiological brain disorders can lead productive lives and work towards recovery.

- Advocacy in legislation and programs which will improve the lives of the mentally ill.

- Supporting research that focuses on the causes of mental illness and ways to improve treatment.

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.

Educational materials on grief and loss for children and adults.

Grief Digest articles on grief and loss are available on the website free of charge.

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.

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

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

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

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

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

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

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.

Provides education programs for middle and high schoolers about mental illnesses and warning signs. In our own voice program services provide personal perspective of mental health conditions. Family to family program offers a 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses and education with various subjects such as mental illnesses, addictive disorders, medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence. 

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

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.

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.

NAMI Central Iowa's primary missions are to support people affected by mental illness, educate with facts about mental health topics, and advocate for mental health concerns.

NAMI Peer-to-Peer | a free, 8-session course for adults living with mental illness (diagnosed or undiagnosed).
NAMI Family-to-Family | a free, 8-session course for family, significant others, and friends of adults living with mental illness.
NAMI Basics | a free 6-session group education program for parents or family caregivers of children and teens experiencing symptoms of mental illness or already diagnosed.
Iowa State University NAMI on Campus | a free, mental health student group providing education and awareness resources.
NAMI on Campus at Grinnell | a free, metal health student group providing education and awareness resources at Grinnell College led by adults impacted by mental illness.

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.

Works to promote mental health, prevent mental illnesses, and improve care and treatment for persons suffering from mental and emotional disorders.

The website offers an online screening tool for different mental health conditions. Online information can help people search for support groups, psychiatrists, affordable psychiatric medications, education on mental illness, and resources on legal matters related to persons with mental illnesses.