Resources

See our Crisis/Suicide tab for more

• Allie Center - Coralville, IA

  • • Individual, couple, and family mental health services

    • accepts Medicaid

• Abbe Center - Cedar Rapids, IA

  • • FREE Counseling for Anyone Struggling with the Pandemic

    • Child and Adolescent Services

    • Adult Services

    • Mental Health Resources

    • Same Day Access Services

    • accepts Medicaid

• Prelude Behavioral Services

  • • Prevention services

    • Substance Use

    • Family services

    • Transitional housing

    • and more

• Mobile Mental Health Clinic- Iowa City

• CommUnity -- Crisis services

  • • Crisis Call/Chat: 1-855-325-4296

    • Call 1-855-800-1239 and ask to have Mobile Crisis Outreach dispatched in Johnson and Iowa Counties.

    • Support group services

• United Action for Youth (UAY)

  • • Prevention and intervention services

    • Individual and family counseling

    • Crisis mediation

    • LGBTQIA+ Support group

• Foundation 2 provides a variety of resources, including 24-hour crisis phone line, crisis chat and text, family counseling, support groups, mobile crisis outreach, an emergency youth shelter, and independent living support for young adults who have aged out of foster care. Main Office in Cedar Rapids.

  • Crisis Phone Line

    • 24/7, 365 days a year

    • 319-362-2174 (Cedar Rapids) or 1-800-332-4224 elsewhere in Iowa

  • Crisis Chat

    • Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

    • Connect and follow the prompts: click here

  • Crisis Text

    • Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

    • 800-332-4224

  • Mobile Crisis Outreach

    • 24/7, 365 days a year

    • call 1-855-800-1239 to discuss Mobile Crisis Outreach with Foundation 2 staff

• MentalHealth.gov

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

• Therapy Tribe and Psychology Today can help with finding an online support group or a certified therapist.

• Article: Thought stopping techniques

• National Runaway Safeline

  • • 24/7 Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)

    • The National Runaway Safeline is for helping minors who might want to run away from home, are on the run, want to come home, or find themselves homeless. They offer crisis counseling, message relay, conference calling, help getting reunited with family, and information and referrals.

• Covenant House

  • • Covenant House offers a number of services for homeless youth, including shelter, street outreach, education programs and job training at their various locations across the United States.

• UAY

  • Transitional Living Program

  • Young Parent Program

  • Youth Center

• Foundation 2 Emergency Youth Shelter

• CommUnity

  • • Food Bank: 319-351-0128

• DHS Food Assistance

  • Here are answers to some frequently asked questions regarding food assistance and additional benefit information being offered through the Department of Human Services to new and current applicants at this time.

• Double Up Food Bucks Program

  • SNAP customers can match purchases of fruits and vegetables made with EBT cards, up to $10 per day. Program is offered in all Fareway stores statewide and select Hy-Vee locations.

• City High Grab & Go Meals Information

  • There are opportunities to receive free lunch for all students who have filled out the Free and Reduced Lunch application, which can be found embedded in the paragraph on this website.

Resources

• Resources Unite

  • • Office resides in Dubuque, IA. They may be able to help with connecting to additional resources via phone.

    • M-F 8:30-4:30: (563) 231-6280

• Imerman Angels

  • This non-profit organization provides free personalized one-on-one support/mentorship for cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers

Articles and Courses

• Mental Health and School Refusal

  • • What parents need to know--article

    • Ways parents can stop the cycle--article

• Healing Iowa: Overview of ACEs in Iowa and How to Respond

• How to talk to boys about teen mental health

• Foundations of Mindfulness

• The Science of Well-being

• Activities for Children and Adolescents During Social Distancing

• 30 Days of Mindfulness in the Classroom

• Self-Care Guide for Teachers

• Anxiety in the Classroom

• Foundations of Mindfulness (Free on Coursera)

• The Science of Well-Being (Free on Coursera)

• Healing Iowa: Overview of ACEs in Iowa and How to Respond

• Fidgets for your classroom

• Understood.org classroom accommodations

• MentalHealth.gov

• Classroom Mental Health

• Teach for America--Mental Health Resources for Educators