Major depression disorder affects about 14.8 million adults (6.7%) in the United States as reported by NAMI. Anna’s* story is one of the 14.8 million stories in America. Anna was […]
Read MoreWhen people hear someone talking about Hillcrest Family Services they most like start thinking something along the lines of “I know about Hillcrest, they are that big human service agency […]
Read MoreThe Adverse Childhood Experience (commonly referred to as the ACE study) was co-authored by Dr.’s Robert Anda and Vincent Felitti from the Centers for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente, respectively. […]
Read MoreJust as we were beginning to think the only way to have mental health become a candidate issue was for a Hillcrest Family Services staff person to bring it up […]
Read MoreThrough today there have been 71 declared Presidential candidate visit days in Iowa since June 3rd. By the end of the day on Sunday the 19th the number of visits […]
Read MoreThrough one and a half months of tracking presidential candidates’ comments on mental health care, only four officially cited comments could be found by Hillcrest Family Services. I personally sought […]
Read MoreIt’s amazing to me that in one month, there have been 18 declared presidential candidates and 37 visits to Iowa. With each visit, the candidates highlight why they are the […]
Read MoreThe list of declared Presidential Candidates grew to sixteen on June 15th and the number of days they visit Iowa continues to grow. Yet, the number of documented times that […]
Read MoreIn the 2012 Presidential Campaign the issue of mental health treatment rarely was discussed by the candidates or questioned by the media. All health focus related to the Affordable Care […]
Read MoreOn Friday, April 24, 2015 thirty-two Anna B. Lawther Academy high school students, along with teachers and teacher associates participated in the city of Dubuque’s “Days of Caring”. This is […]
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