Madison

Mental Health & Addictions

Substance Abuse & Addictions

Alcohol Addiction- Iowa Department of Public Health

(855) 581-8111

Website

24/7 support for individuals concerned with a personal drinking problem or someone they know.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Various Meeting Locations

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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 places and times for AA groups close to you, you can visit the AA website.

Drug Addiction- Iowa Department of Public Health

(855) 581-8111

Website

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

Website

24/7 support for individuals concerned with a personal gambling problem or of someone they know. 

Iowa Drug & Alcohol Help Line

(866) 242-4111

Website

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

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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 Madison County.

Crisis intervention & suicide

Boys Town of Iowa

(712) 262-5035

(800) 448-3000

35 W 1st St.
Spencer, IA 51301

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Free resource and counseling service 24/7, year-round, and nationwide.

Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting

(800) 362-2178

Website

Child Abuse Hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Be ready to provide identifying information and the whereabouts of the child. You may remain anonymous.

Children & Families of Iowa Local Crisis Hotline

(515) 243-6147

Website

24/7 hotline providing domestic violence services including safe shelter, medical and legal advocacy, consultations, and training and counseling.

Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center

Business Line:
(515) 993-4095

Domestic Abuse Crisis Line:
(800) 400-4884

Sexual Abuse Crisis Line:
(800) 550-0004

PO Box 40
Adel, IA 50003

Supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and homelessness.

CRISP (Community Resources in Service to People)

515-462-9400

110 W. Washington St.
Winterset, IA 50273

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The official Madison County Prevent Child Abuse Council and is focused on improving access to information about preventing child abuse and starting a community-wide prevent abuse initiative.

Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline:
(800) 284-7821

Iowa Victim Service Call Center:
(800) 770-1650

Website

Statewide organization whose mission includes ending all forms of sexual violence, and improving the services and responses available to those who have experienced sexual violence. We advocate on behalf of people who have experienced sexual violence and the programs that support them. CASA supports victim service centers and culturally specific assistance for victims of sexual violence.

Iowa Victim Service Call Center

(800) 770-1650

Website

Confidential support for victims of crime or concerned loved 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.

Iowa Concern

(800) 447-1985

Website

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 Protective Order Notification for Domestic Abuse

(888) 742-8463

Website

The Iowa Protective Order Notification for Domestic Abuse Program is a free and confidential telephone service that provides victims of domestic violence, stalking, harassment, and sexual assault access to timely and reliable information about the service of their protective order or no-contact order. Victims can receive automated notification 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year by telephone, the Internet, or email.  By telephone, victims can always contact a live operator who is trained in victim services.

Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline

(800) 284-7821

Website

Free, confidential phone counseling for Iowans affected by sexual violence.

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

(800) 273-8255

Website

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, disaster survivors, loss survivors, LGBTQ+, etc.)

Teen Help Line

(800) 443-8336

Website

Personal teen-to-teen education and support before problems become a crisis.

Mental health services & facilities

Central Iowa Recovery

(515) 468-5694

500 Fairmedow Dr.
Webster City, Iowa 50595

Website

Assisting adults with mental illness with major life goals.

Crossroads Behavioral Health Services

(515) 462-3105

103 W. Summit St.
Winterset, IA 50273

Psychiatric services & Mental health therapy.

Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA)

(641) 747-2212

(800) 377-8413

103 N. 4th St
Guthrie Center, IA 50115

Website

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.

Madison County Community Service/Mental Health Case Management

(515) 462-2931

209 E. Madison
Winterset, IA 50373

Coordinate services to individuals that have a mental health illness, mental retardation or developmental disability.

NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness

Pat Nelson:
(515) 468-0775

Teresa Bomhoff:
(515) 274-6876

Website

Free classes for individuals, families, & others. Classes cover clinical depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, panic disorder & obsessive/compulsive disorder.

Orchard Place- School-Based Mental Health Therapy

(515) 244-2267

808 S. 5th Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309

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Outpatient mental health/early intervention services delivered in schools to improve access to mental health services for children and families who would not otherwise have access.

 

 

Family

Child care, education, & Services

Elzora Town Learning Center

(641) 942-6138

316 N 5th Street
Milo, IA 50166-7702

Birth to 6th-grade daycare/before and after school program and preschool program for 3-year-olds

Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA)

(641) 747-2212

(800) 377-8413

103 N. 4th St
Guthrie Center, IA 50115

Website

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.

Interstate 35 Community School District

District Phone:
(641) 765-4291

Elementary School:
(641) 765-4901

Secondary School:
(641) 765-4818

445 East North P.O. Box 170
Truro, IA 50257 

Pre-School, Elementary, and Secondary Education

Iowa Comprehensive Human Services

(515) 245-7800

1111 9th Street, Suite 260

Des Moines, IA 50314

We serve low income, at-risk youth with education and employment.

24-7 Dads

515-822-0076

1612 Forest Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50314

 

Children and Families of Iowa

(515) 661-0132

1111 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50314

Website

Famly Support Programs of CFI provides family-centered services that include intensive assessment, intervention, and skill building for families to address issues that put children at risk of being abused.

Family Nutrition Program

(515) 462-1001

117 John Wayne Drive
Winterset, IA 50273

Information, and education on how to feed your family on a budget.

Iowa Family Support Network

1-888-425-4371

 

Iowa Foster & Adoptive Parents Association

(800) 277-8145

Website

Resources, referrals, and peer support to foster, adoptive, and kinship families throughout Iowa.

National Parent Helpline

(855) 427-2736

Website

Helpline providing emotional support for parents from a trained advocate. (M-F 10:00am-7:00pm PST)

Parent Anonymous of Iowa, Inc

515-255-9490

1211 Vine Street, Suite 2140
West Des Moines, IA 50265

Group meets on Monday from 6-7: 30 pm at the 1st United Presbyterian Church 210 W Green Winterset, IA 50273

Partners in Family Development

515-462-5182

110 W. Washington Street
Winterset, IA 50273

Website

Parent education and family support through Parents as Teachers, Parent Education, and Nurturing Fathers in Action programs.

Child & Family Law

Iowa Concern- Legal

(800) 447-1985

Website

Legal education and assistance available 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 Legal Aid

800-532-1275

1111 Ninth Street, Suite 230
Des Moines, IA 50314

Website

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems for clients who meet income and asset guidelines, based on the size of their household. Assistance provided ranges from counsel and advice to representation. Cases handled include obtaining protective orders for victims of domestic violence and assisting with other family law issues.

Lawyer Referral Services- Iowa State Bar Association

515-243-3179

625 East Court Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309

Website

Trusted way for Iowans to connect with a lawyer, or obtain free legal assistance.

Youth Law Center

(515) 244-1172

(800) 728-1172

300 Walnut Street Suite 295
Des Moines, IA 50309

Website

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: 30 p.m., with 24-hour answering service that takes messages.