Dickinson
Mental Health & Addictions
Substance Abuse & Addictions | ||
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Alcohol Addiction- Iowa Department of Public Health | ||
(855) 581-8111 | 24/7 support for individuals concerned with a personal drinking problems or someone they know. | |
Alcoholics Anonymous | ||
(712) 262-3654 Various Meeting Locations | Support groups for individuals seeking sobriety and support in their efforts. Many meeting times and places are available to fit nearly any schedule. To find meeting place and times for AA groups close to you, you can visit the AA website. | |
Celebrate Recovery | ||
(712) 330-1295 (712) 332-5698 1010 Julia St. | 12-step program for Hurts, Habits, Hang-ups or Addictions at Good News Community Church | |
Compass Pointe | ||
(712) 336-5281 7120 Lake St., Suite 2
| Intensive Outpatient treatment programs for adults and youth, providing intensive, highly structured, primary treatment of substance abuse and dependence. Treatment involves individual, group, and educational programming. | |
Drug Addiction- Iowa Department of Public Health | ||
(855) 581-8111 | 24/7 support for individuals struggling with the use of drugs, those worried for a friend or loved one, or simply in need of emotional support. | |
Gambling Addiction- Iowa Department of Public Health | ||
(800) 238-7633 | 24/7 support for individuals concerned with a personal gambling problem or of someone they know. | |
Iowa Drug & Alcohol Help Line | ||
(866) 242-4111 | First call in Iowa for substance abuse and gambling information, and referrals to treatment facilities and crisis counseling. | |
Iowa Narcotics Anonymous | ||
(800) 897-6242 Various Meeting Locations | Meetings for recovering addicts to help each other stay clean. NA is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs, with the only requirement for membership being a desire to stop using. Multiple meeting locations and times available in Dickinson County. | |
National Institute on Drug Abuse Help Line | ||
(800) 662-4357 | 24-hour national treatment referral hotline | |
Crisis intervention & suicide | ||
Boys Town of Iowa | ||
(712) 262-5035 (800) 448-3000 35 W 1st St. | Free resource and counseling service 24/7, year-round, and nationwide. | |
Center Against Abuse & Sexual Assault- Family Crisis Line | ||
Local: Regional: 1812 Gary Ave. | 24-hour crisis line and intervention. Individual support, counseling, and advocacy for adults, teens, and children. Emergency shelter and transportation services for victims also available. | |
Child & Dependent Adult Abuse & Neglect Reporting | ||
(800) 362-2178 1802 Hill Ave, Suite 2401 | 24-hot line affiliated with Protective Service Unites of Iowa Department of Human Services | |
Child Find of America | ||
(800) 426-5678 | Professional services designed to prevent and resolve child abduction and the family conflicts that can lead to abduction and abuse. | |
Children & Families of Iowa Local Crisis Hotline | ||
(515) 243-6147 | 24/7 hotline providing domestic violence services including safe shelter, medical and legal advocacy, consultations, and training and counseling. | |
Family Crisis Center (FCC) | ||
(800) 382-5603 P.O. Box 295 | 24/7 Iowa Domestic Violence hotline, as well as additional services for Dickinson county residents, including: crisis counseling, safety planning, emergency and transitional housing, information & referral, legal and personal advocacy, and support groups. | |
Foundation 2 | ||
(319) 362-2174 (800) 332-4224 1714 Johnson Ave NW | Human service agency offering crisis prevention and intervention programs to people of all ages. Services include a 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis chat and text. | |
Iowa Concern | ||
(800) 447-1985 | Legal education, stress counselors, and information and referral servicer for a wide variety of topics related to legal, finance, stress, or crisis/disaster. | |
Iowa Domestic Violence Hotline | ||
(800) 942-0333 | Immediate crisis counseling available for domestic abuse survivors and other affected by domestic violence. Provides information and education about domestic abuse issues, along with referrals for domestic violence projects in your area of the state. | |
Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline | ||
(800) 284-7821 | Confidential, trauma-informed, and culturally competent for victims of sexual abuse or assault. | |
Iowa Victim Service Center | ||
(800) 770-1650 | Confidential support for victims of crime or concerned loves ones. Culturally specific programs also available. Immediate crisis counseling available for domestic abuse survivors and other affected by domestic violence. Provides information and education about domestic abuse issues, along with referrals for domestic violence projects in your area of the state. | |
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children | ||
(800) 843-5678 | Comprehensive reporting center for all issues related to the prevention of and recovery from child victimization, NCMEC leads the fight against abduction, abuse, and exploitation. | |
Northwest Iowa Care Connections | ||
(844) 345-4569 | 24/7 crisis phone line offering a safe, confidential option for people seeing assistance with social, emotional, behavioral and family issues. | |
Runaway Safeline | ||
(800) 621-4000 | National hotline for youth and parents, providing confidential and nonjudgemental services to youth considering leaving home and families whose children have runaway or are concerned that they will. | |
Suicide Prevention Lifeline | ||
(800) 273-8255 | National suicide prevention network that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress at any time. Specific resource available for various groups (youth, disastor survivors, loss survivors, LGBTQ+, etc.) | |
Teen Help Line | ||
(800) 443-8336 | Personal teen-to-teen education and support before problems become a crisis. | |
Mental health services & facilities | ||
Boys Town of Iowa | ||
(712) 547-2684 35 W 1st St. | Boys Town's facility in Iowa has been helping families stay together since 1989 through their expanding In-Home Family Services program. Our unique in-home programs serve more than 1,100 families and 2,200 children in Iowa each year. | |
Catholic Charities | ||
(712) 580-4320 111 4th W. | Confidential services provided by licensed counselors to help children and adults of all ages find their inner strength to better cope in order to live a happier, healthier, and more productive life. Serving individuals and families of all faiths and backgrounds, providing individual couples, and family therapy. | |
Cherish Center | ||
(712) 338-3333 1004 22nd St | Professional counseling services for individuals, couples, families, and children. Counseling services are available for a wide range of mental and emotional health issues. | |
Compass Pointe Behavioral Health Services | ||
(712) 336-5281 710 Lake St., Suite 2 | Extended outpatient services to address major developmental, lifestyle, attitudinal, and behavioral issues associated with substance abuse and other addictions. | |
Hope Haven | ||
(712) 336-6977 1710 Gary Ave. | Outpatient counseling services available for adults, children, and families, as well as mental health assessments and psychiatric consultations. | |
Lutheran Services of Iowa | ||
(712) 262-4083 12 E. 5th St. | Mental health, behavioral health intervention, and residential services for individuals experiencing mental and emotional health issues. | |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | ||
(800) 950-6264 | National helpline for individuals and families of individuals with mental illness, providing free support and resources. | |
Northwest Iowa Counseling Associates | ||
(712) 262-6111 20 West 4th St | Professional individual, child/adolescent, and relationship counseling services, as well as hypnosis services. | |
Seasons Center for Community Mental Health | ||
(800) 242-5101 1401 Hill Ave. | Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center offering a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral health services. | |
Spencer Psychiatry and Counseling Services | ||
(712) 580-3882 2016 Hwy Blvd. South | ||
Family
Child care, education, & Services | ||
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Best Care for Better Babies- Dickinson County Public Health | ||
(712) 336-2682 2301 Highway 71 | Home visitation program serving pregnant women and new parents with infants up to age 6 months. Home visits provide one-on-one time with parents and help to increase knowledge of their infant’s health and development. | |
Dickinson County Department of Human Services | ||
(712) 336-2555 1802 Hill Ave, Suite 2401 | Food Assistance, Cash Assistance (Family Investment Program), and Child Care Assistance | |
Early Childhood Iowa: Lakes Region | ||
(712) 363-3363 P.O. Box 146 | Essential services provided through ECI: Lakes Region include in-home family support services; quality improvement activities for child care and preschool providers, including professional development and training; and increased access to child care and preschools for children living in low income families. | |
EPSDT CARE for Kids | ||
(800) 383-3826 | Early Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program for children who are enrolled in Medicaid. The focus of this program is to assure that eligible children ages birth through 20 years receive preventive health care services, including oral health care. In Iowa, the EPSDT program is called Care for Kids. EPSDT Care for Kids services are free to children enrolled in Medicaid. | |
Hand in Hand- Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. | ||
(712) 298-2306 1575 18th St. | Education to promote healthy social-emotional developmet & early childhood mental health. | |
Heat Start- Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. | ||
(712) 336-1112 1575 18th St. | The Head Start Program provides preschool children from low-income families a comprehensive, family-centered, child development program to meet their educational, emotional, social, health, nutritional and psychological needs. | |
Community Involvement, Development, and Support (K.I.D.S) | ||
(712) 363-8466 714 East 10th Ave. | The K.I.D.S. Program is a home-based family support program that is available to all families with children age 0 to 8. K.I.D.S. provides home visits by trained staff to actively partner with parents to develop goals and services to respond to the parents' questions, needs and concerns. | |
Prairie Lakes AEA | ||
(712) 262-4704 23 East 7th St. | Supporting educators, parents, and the communities they serve to improve student learning. Services include programs for students with special needs, dropout prevention, IEP, IFSP, Leadership Skills, Positive Behavior Intervention and Support, and many others. | |
Resource and Referral Services- Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. | ||
(712) 336-1112 1575 18th St. | Information on a wide variety of services available in Northwest Iowa for those faced with situations they find difficult to solve. | |
Time-Out Nursery | ||
(712) 330-6614 1010 Julia St. | Respite care program for families with children (infant and up) 8:30-11:30 am every Tuesday and two Fridays per month during the school year. | |
YMCA Kinship | ||
(712) 336-9622 1900 41st St. | Youth mentoring program for children ages 5-18. | |
Parenting | ||
Boys Town of Iowa | ||
(712) 262-5035 35 W 1st St. | Parenting support and resources available online and through classes. Common Sense Parenting program provides opportunity to build family relationships and prevent or correct misbehavior and improve positive behavior. | |
Cherish Center | ||
(712) 338-3333 1004 22nd St | Parent support programs providing a meal, childcare, and place for parents to connect with each other while navigating the journey of parenting. The Cherish Center also offers a maternity home for young women facing unplanned pregnancies. | |
Family Development & Self-Sufficiency- Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. | ||
(515) 576-7774 | Program to assist families move toward individual growth, job retention, and economic stability. | |
Iowa Foster & Adoptive Parents Association | ||
(800) 277-8145 | Resources, referrals, and peer support to foster, adoptive, and kinship families throughout Iowa. | |
Moms of Tots (MOTS) | ||
(402) 613-5363 1010 Julia St. | For moms of babies and toddlers, childcare provided. 9:00-11: 00 am 1st and 3rd Wednesday during the school year at the Good News Community Church. | |
National Parent Helpline | ||
(855) 427-2736 | Helpline providing emotional support for parents from a trained advocate. (M-F 10:00am-7:00pm PST) | |
Nurturing Parenting Program- Seasons Center | ||
(712) 262-2922 ext 1307 1401 Hill Ave. | Family-centered curriculum designed to build nurturing parenting skills. The Nurturing Parenting Program focuses on building family relationships, and helps establish healthy discipline, consistency, and daily routines. The Nurturing Parenting Program is a voluntary program and will be offered as weekly in-home lessons over the course of 10-12 weeks. | |
Child & Family Law | ||
Iowa Legal Aid | ||
(800) 352-0017 506 Nebraska St. | Free legal assistance with civil legal problems for clients who meet income and asset guidelines, based on the size of their household. Assistance provided range from counsel and advice to representation. Cases handled include obtaining protective orders for victims of domestic violence and assisting with other family law issues. | |
Iowa Concern- Legal | ||
(800) 447-1985 | Legal education and assistance avialable 24/7 by phone or live chat, with an attorney available for legal questions by phone or email. All information provided to Iowa Concern is kept confidential. | |
Iowa Mediation Services | ||
(712) 262-7007 20 West 6th St. | Iowa Mediation Service offers a variety of family mediations and facilitations, whether for couples, parents and children, or across the generations. These can be one-time sessions for an hour, or a series of meetings to deal with several issues and to gradually develop solutions that work for all. | |
Youth Law Center | ||
(515) 244-1172 (800) 728-1172 300 Walnut Street, Suite 295 | Free legal advice to youth across the state of Iowa. Providing youth, and professionals who work with youth, legal information pertaining to areas such as emancipation, abuse and neglect, sex abuse, family problems, school, traffic, homelessness, chemical dependency, delinquency, guardianship/custody and teen parenting issues. Monday-Friday 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m., with 24-hour answering service that takes messages. | |