State maps Linn and Johnson counties in 14-county region
A revised map places Linn and Johnson counties in a 14 county district reaching to the Mississippi River, including Scott Dubuque and Black Hawk counties while dropping Bremer Benton and Iowa counties from the East Central Mental Health Region. Health officials cite stakeholder input and data driven criteria on access to care need and provider density in drafting the final district map.
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Linn
Johnson
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi River
Scott
Dubuque
Black Hawk
Iowa
Linn and
Bremer
Benton
Health and Human Services
Department
Kelly Garcia
New Iowa Behavioral Health Districts Map Announced
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a seven district Behavioral Health Service District Map effective July 1 2025. The system will merge funding into a single state overseen fund and districts will handle prevention education early intervention treatment recovery and crisis services for mental health and substance use disorders. Local leaders weigh equitable resource distribution and how districts will affect existing programs such as Foundation 2 Crisis Services. A statewide public discussion is planned next week to explain the rationale and expected outcomes.
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Emily Blomme
Foundation 2 Crisis Services
Cedar Rapids
Kim Reynolds
Kelly Garcia
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Behavioral Health Service
Linn County
Mental Health Access Center
Erin Foster
Foster
Linn
Buchanan
Benton
Delaware
Dubuque
Marion
Foundation 2
Health and Human Services
Hingtgen
East Central Region
Administrative Service
Linn and Johnson
Mount Mercy to Merge with St Ambrose in Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy University and St Ambrose University announced a planned union anchored on shared faith based roots and a two year transition. The merger would create the Mount Mercy Campus of St Ambrose University with degrees issued under that name. Leaders expect program and staff adjustments during the transition while preserving core values and donor intent.
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Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Fighting Bees
Olson
the Gazette
National Higher Learning Commission
St. Ambrose University
Sisters of Mercy
Mount Mercy Junior College
North Central Association of Colleges
St. Ambrose
St. Ambrose Seminary Academy
Novak
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
U.S. News & World Report
Midwest
Rebecca Louison
Louison
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New Iowa
Behavioral Health Districts
Mae Hingtgen
Tom Barton
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Erin. Murphy
Thegazette
Gazette Map
Iowa Wesleyan University
Mount Pleasant
Vanessa.miller
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