- Children's Behavioral Health Services Proposed Rules
- Children's Behavioral Health Services Implementation Plan
- Children's Survey Responses
The ECR will ensure an array of services and supports that promote developmental growth and mental wellness across the lifespan. A sub-committee of Coordinators of Disability Services met with the CEO multiple times throughout late 2019 and early 2020 to determine how best to implement the needed changes for the creation of the Children’s Behavioral Health Services system. A survey was developed and sent to a broad scope of providers, educators, public health, juvenile court services, CPPC (Community Partnerships for Protecting Children), and anyone interested in children’s brain health issues. The results from that survey are in the pivot table shown (insert where that is). The survey included a question about interest in being on the Children’s Advisory Committee. Advisory committee members are listed (insert where that is). Two tiers of children’s services will be phased in by 2021.
The current available services are:
- Assessment and evaluation for eligibility
- Outpatient psychotherapeutic treatment
- Medication prescription and management
- Prevention
- Education
Services to be implemented 7/1/2021:
- Behavioral health inpatient treatment
- Crisis stabilization community-based services
- Crisis stabilization residential services
- Mobile response
- Early identification
- Early intervention
For additional information please contact:
Lucia Herman, LBSW
Jones County
- Children’s Coordinator
- Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities
- Coordinator
- General Assistance Director
- Substance Abuse Administrator
Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region
- Children’s Mental Health Coordinator
Contact Information:
- 105 Broadway Place, Suite 2
Anamosa, Iowa 52205 - 319.462.4457
- Lherman@co.jones.ia.us
- Lherman@ecriowa.ia.us
Links or emails for additional resources:
Benton & Iowa
- Braxton Scott (CPPC and DeCat) 319-241-1817
- bentoniowadecat@gmail.com
Buchanan, Delaware
- Beth Ownby (CPPC and DeCat) 319-334-5105
- http://www.bdfempowerment.org/
- admin@bdfempowerment.org
Bremer
- Shawna Lebeck (DeCat) 319-267-2594 & Joy Anderson (CPPC) 319-267-2644
- https://sites.google.com/view/together-4-families/home
- www.iowaccrr.org
Dubuque
- Gwen Demming and Nicole Mann (DeCat) 563-326-8221
- nicole.mann@scottcountyiowa.com
Johnson
- Laurie Nash (CPPC) 319-356-6090,
- Lynette Jacoby (DeCat)
- lnash@co.johnson.ia.us
Jones
- Heather Weers (CPPC & DeCat) 319-480-8684
- hweers@dhs.state.ia.us
Linn
- Jeanette Shoop (CPPC, DeCat) 319-892-5714
- Jeanette.Shoop@linncounty.org
Iowa Compass provides a broad resource guide.
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