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‘It Follows Them Forever’: Interest In Storm Survivors' Mental Health Increases

Research shows that recovery from natural disasters needs to go deeper than repairing homes and communities. Survivors need mental health help too.

By Sarah Beth Guevara and Katie Hunger/News21

/ 28 Aug 2019

‘It Follows Them Forever’: Interest In Storm Survivors' Mental Health Increases

Podcast: Governor Says Funds Exist For Iowa's Budget Proposals; Dems Would Like More

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds says enough state money will exist to pay for projects she proposed last week during her annual Condition of the State address. IowaWatch interviewed her and responding Democrats for this podcast report.

By Lyle Muller

/ 21 Jan 2019

Podcast: Governor Says Funds Exist For Iowa's Budget Proposals; Dems Would Like More

A Short History Of Trauma-Informed Care

The increasing use in the health care arena of trauma-informed care in treating victims of child abuse and other trauma is rooted in the war experiences of battled-scared veterans of the Vietnam War.

By Maria Curi

/ 15 Jun 2018

Iowa's Mental Health Care Efforts Have Plenty To Heal

New legislation offers hope but many Iowans continue to struggle to find appropriate mental health care in the state. Simon Ertzinger, of Cedar Rapids, is one of them.

By Cindy Hadish

/ 28 Mar 2018

Iowa's Mental Health Care Efforts Have Plenty To Heal

Readers Favor Public Safety, Health Matters For Top 2017 IowaWatch Stories

IowaWatch reporters covered a wide range of topics throughout 2017, ranging from how law enforcement officials handle their public safety duties to how we deal with health care. Readers decided which of the more than 80 stories we produced in 2017 at IowaWatch.org and in our weekly radio program, th

By Mariah Prendergast

/ 26 Dec 2017

Readers Favor Public Safety, Health Matters For Top 2017 IowaWatch Stories

Mental Health Issues Growing Among Iowa High School Students

Facing intense academic demands and ever-present peer comparisons through social media, an increasing number of Iowa high school students grapple with mental health issues and enduring problems previous generations seldom confronted, an IowaWatch High School Journalism Project has found.

By Fenna Semken, Clare Rolinger, Sophia Schillinger, Mina Takahashi, Taylor Shelfo and Stephen J. Berry

/ 26 May 2017

Mental Health Issues Growing Among Iowa High School Students

Iowans With Critical Mental Health Illness Struggle In System Called A 'Crisis' And 'Failing Iowans'

At first, Leslie Carpenter thought her son Patrick was on drugs. She was at home in Iowa City with her husband and about to go to bed when the phone rang. It was Patrick. “Mom, I died. I’ve been reborn,” the 19-year-old told her. “I’m God. We need to go, and I need you to take me to see Obama and Op

By Julia Davis

/ 5 Apr 2017

Iowans With Critical Mental Health Illness Struggle In System Called A 'Crisis' And 'Failing Iowans'

Podcast: Inside The Reporters' Notebooks For Stories On Mental Health, Opioid Addiction In Iowa

In-depth reporting on health and government topics requires a large investment of resources and time by journalists. We talk with three Iowa journalists about work they did behind the scenes for important stories.

By Thomas Nelson and Brittany Robb, with Jeff Stein

/ 21 Nov 2016

Podcast: Inside The Reporters' Notebooks For Stories On Mental Health, Opioid Addiction In Iowa

IowaWatch Stories Featured In This July 21 KXIC Radio Podcast

IowaWatch summer intern Makayla Tendall and executive director-editor Lyle Muller were guests of the Tuesday, July 21, 2015, "Your Town" segment of Jay Capron's morning show on KXIC radio, AM 800, in Iowa City. Listen here.

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Jul 2015

IowaWatch Stories Featured In This July 21 KXIC Radio Podcast

IowaWatch Connection: College Depression

College students with depression often run into more difficulties than the typical student. Those who struggle the most with this often invisible disease often don’t connect with the help they need.

By Jeff Stein

/ 24 Nov 2014

IowaWatch Connection: College Depression

Student Depression Often Hidden From Friends, Professors

At times, Alyson Brown can’t eat or sleep. Some days, she sleeps for hours during the day. Other days, she has panic attacks that feel like heart attacks. This

By Rana Moustafa

/ 2 Mar 2014

Student Depression Often Hidden From Friends, Professors

Depression In College: Students' Struggles With Depression Add Barrier to Graduation

IowaWatch reporters Linh Ta and Rana Moustafa spoke with Iowa college students diagnosed with depression who said it impacted their performance in the classroom, but they often feared to reveal their struggles because of the stigma associated with the disease. Read and hear their stories in this com

By Linh Ta and Rana Moustafa

/ 2 Mar 2014

Depression In College: Students' Struggles With Depression Add Barrier to Graduation