A rural Iowa county grapples with an overworked mental health care system

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2673 in May 2024. On July 1, 2025, this bill will consolidate Iowa’s 13 Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS) regions into seven new behavioral health districts. The move aims to streamline services in mental health care and promote more equitable access to care statewide.  In doing so,...

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