Mentoring Impacts…Mentors?
Did your New Year’s resolutions involve giving back to your community? If so, January, National…
Adoption: Our History and Legacy
As we come to the close of 2016, several items that have come across my desk and computer this past…
Adoption Awareness Month
There are a number of reasons people are thankful and November seems to be when people count those…
Suicide Kills
Suicide kills. Suicide kills dreams, hope, aspirations. Suicide kills relationships, warmth,…
Suicide – Start The Conversation!
I remember the first time I learned about suicide. I was in middle school and one of the boys in my…
Trauma-Sensitive School Back in Session
As the school bus doors open and the children file out, they are welcomed by a crowd of teachers,…
Mental Health Treatment Working in South East Iowa
Wednesday June 29th Mt Pleasant News headline on the bottom of front page states“Berndt says…
The Dollars and Cents of Treating Troubled Youth
After completing my thesis at Mt Mercy University on How Parents of Autistic Children Adapt and…
A Student Art Show, Shows More Than Art
On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 students of Anna B. Lawther Academy were featured in our first annual Art…
A Month of Mental Health Awareness
It has come to my attention that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I, for one, think this is a…
Teenagers remind me of toddlers…
I find myself at a strange crossroad in my life. I am a mother of a two-year-old girl and a…
Announcing Awakenings Academy
Hillcrest Family Services Announces the Opening of Awakenings Academy, a Residential Treatment…
There is Homelessness in Dubuque Iowa
There is homelessness in Dubuque. It’s not as visible unless you know what you are seeing. It’s…
Yoga Benefits the Body, Mind, and Spirit!
Has the topic of yoga been coming up in conversations lately? Have you wondered what all the rage…
The Missing Link
The Missing Link: How the Symptoms of Mental Health in Children and Their Educational Needs Often…
Mental Health Matters: We’re not the only ones counting!
When talking about mental health it sometimes feels like no one is listening. While millions of…
Going Back To School Can Be Difficult For LGBTQ Teens
Coming back to school from summer vacation can be challenging for students who identify as lesbian,…
What Is The Plan To Improve Mental Health Access?
“But where were the same overwhelming calls to overhaul the nation’s fragile mental health…
It’s Not Just Beating the Blues: Anna’s* Story
Major depression disorder affects about 14.8 million adults (6.7%) in the United States as reported…
The Hidden South East Corner of Hillcrest Family Services
When people hear someone talking about Hillcrest Family Services they most like start thinking…
Mental Health is Rising to a Major Issue in Iowa and Ohio
Just as we were beginning to think the only way to have mental health become a candidate issue was…
Visits Going Up Very Fast, Comments Going Up Slowly, Contributions Not Keeping Up
Through today there have been 71 declared Presidential candidate visit days in Iowa since June 3rd.…
Candidates Can Be Engaged on Mental Health
Through one and a half months of tracking presidential candidates’ comments on mental health care,…
Political Forecast Confirmed
The list of declared Presidential Candidates grew to sixteen on June 15th and the number of days…
Why do Presidential Candidates Need to Talk about Mental Health?
In the 2012 Presidential Campaign the issue of mental health treatment rarely was discussed by the…
Students Give Back to the Community
On Friday, April 24, 2015 thirty-two Anna B. Lawther Academy high school students, along with…
EDDIE
EXCEPTIONAL DETERMINED DEDICATED INDEPENDENT ENERGETIC All those words describe Eddie, a client at…
24 hour Mental Health Care: Providing Shelter during Life’s Storm
What can you do when you feel like your life is turning upside down? Who can you turn to when you…
Art Inspires Healing
Hillcrest Family Services is offering an exciting after-school program for the adolescents in…
You Know You Are A Social Worker If…
Did you know that March is Social Work Month? This year, the National Association of Social Workers…
Are All Four Needed?
Are Four State Mental Health Institutes Needed in Iowa? Governor Branstad proposed several weeks ago…
Time to See a Marriage Counselor?
There are many therapists at Hillcrest who specialize in marriage counseling. This form of…
The Stigma of Mental Illness
After the tragic news regarding the life of actor and comedian Robin Williams, mental illness in…
Personalized Care for Barb
Barb had an accident on the bus in early January that resulted in breaking her leg and needing to go…