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Task force begins evaluation of state’s four mental health institutions

By Lynda Waddington 9/4/09

Legislation requiring the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to submit a proposal to close one state mental health facility was mostly overlooked when it passed, but, now that a task force has been established to craft a proposal, at least four Iowa communities that could be impacted are taking notice.

At a glance: Iowa’s four historic mental health institutions

By Lynda Waddington 9/4/09

There are four mental health institutions that serve Iowa through the state Department of Human Services, all built during the late 1800s when most advocates believed in a “moral treatment” philosophy of care made famous by Philadelphia psychiatrist Thomas Story Kirkbride. Each of the facilities — Mount Pleasant, Independence, Clarinda and Cherokee — have distinct [...]

Video: Coining ‘Diversity’

By Adam Burke 10/16/07

For Chief Red Hawk, diversity can be seen as two sides of the same coin.  Where many might see only differences, he believes similarities also play into an understanding of diversity.

Red Hawk was the keynote speaker Monday at Iowa’s Mosaic Diversity Conference in Des Moines at the Polk County Convention Complex.

For Red Hawk, differences and [...]

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