mental health – Iowa Media Wire https://www.iowamediawire.com Latest News from Iowa Thu, 14 May 2020 11:28:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.iowamediawire.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-Iowa-News-Feat-Img-32x32.jpg mental health – Iowa Media Wire https://www.iowamediawire.com 32 32 Over 370,000 Iowans are Living Alone During Pandemic https://www.iowamediawire.com/2020/05/over-370000-iowans-are-living-alone-during-pandemic/ Thu, 14 May 2020 11:28:54 +0000 https://www.iowa.media/2020/05/14/over-370000-iowans-are-living-alone-during-pandemic/ DES MOINES, Iowa — According to a recent survey by the Census Bureau, the number of adults living alone in the United States has nearly doubled over the past 50 years, with over 370,00 single home residents in Iowa.  Local licensed therapist and executive director of the mental health agency, Life Works Inc., Jaime McClure, […]

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]]> Elementary School Violence: Parents Reach Breaking Point, ‘You have to fail to get the appropriate level of service’ https://www.iowamediawire.com/2019/06/elementary-school-violence-parents-reach-breaking-point-you-have-to-fail-to-get-the-appropriate-level-of-service/ Fri, 07 Jun 2019 18:01:39 +0000 https://www.iowa.media/2019/06/07/elementary-school-violence-parents-reach-breaking-point-you-have-to-fail-to-get-the-appropriate-level-of-service/ DES MOINES, Iowa — Teachers across the United States tell Channel 13 that what’s happening in Iowa is also happening in their elementary school classrooms. “(Children) Screaming.  Cursing.  I’ve been stabbed with a pencil.” Ashlee May, a second-grade teacher leaving Des Moines Public Schools for the suburbs next fall, said behavior that used to be […]

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]]> Breaking Point: Follow-Up…Tonight at 10 https://www.iowamediawire.com/2019/06/breaking-point-follow-uptonight-at-10/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:04:36 +0000 https://www.iowa.media/2019/06/06/breaking-point-follow-uptonight-at-10/ Last week, we revealed the crisis facing Iowa’s classrooms. Now, our investigation into classroom violence expands…as parents come forward. Dan Winters Investigates…Tonight on Channel 13 News at 10 The post Breaking Point: Follow-Up…Tonight at 10 first appeared on RSSFeeds.

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]]> Extreme & Violent Student Behavior Pushing Iowa Teachers to Breaking Point https://www.iowamediawire.com/2019/06/extreme-violent-student-behavior-pushing-iowa-teachers-to-breaking-point/ Sat, 01 Jun 2019 10:43:39 +0000 https://www.iowa.media/2019/06/01/extreme-violent-student-behavior-pushing-iowa-teachers-to-breaking-point/ DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa teachers tell Channel 13 they are so overwhelmed by extreme violent behavior they have reached a breaking point.  They asked us to share their stories so people will understand what happens inside classrooms. Ashlee May teaches second grade in Des Moines.  She said, “Most people, I don’t think, realize kind […]

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]]> Man Helps People with Mental Illness Through His Job at Center that Helped Him https://www.iowamediawire.com/2019/05/man-helps-people-with-mental-illness-through-his-job-at-center-that-helped-him/ Mon, 20 May 2019 13:22:21 +0000 https://www.iowa.media/2019/05/20/man-helps-people-with-mental-illness-through-his-job-at-center-that-helped-him/ DES MOINES, Iowa — A stigma still surrounds those with mental illness, making it difficult for many to talk about it. That is slowly changing. One man is sharing how he conquered his illness in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Todd Reinders never knows what he’s walking into on Monday morning. “Things happen over […]

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