Explaining the Law and Providing Self-Help Information for Low-Income Iowans
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Getting Mental Health Services
If you, a friend, or a family member needs help with a mental health problem, there are programs and facilities that can help.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Getting Help With a Substance Abuse Problem
If you, a friend or a family member needs help for a drug or alcohol problem, there are programs and facilities that can help.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Additional Resources
Affording mental health care
(Separate Website)
Mental health services can be costly. Learn how to get and keep yourself covered.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
Common questions about mental health
(Separate Website)
By: National Mental Health Association
Find mental health care in your area
(Separate Website)
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Getting the Health Care Services You Need
Has your insurance company, Medicare or Medicaid denied you help? You don’t have to take no for an answer.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Help for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their families
(Separate Website)
Here are the answers to some questions about PTSD and disability from service that are frequently asked by veterans and their families.
By: National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress
The Fair Housing Act and Iowa Civil Rights Act Protect the Housing Rights of Persons with a Mental D
Discrimination against a person with a mental disability is illegal. The federal Fair Housing Act and the Iowa Civil Rights Act require landlords to make exceptions, called “reasonable accommodations,” in rules, policies, practices or services.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Changes in How Iowans Get Mental Health Services
The question of who is going to pay for services for people with mental health, brain injury, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities is frustrating for many Iowans, especially disabled Iowans on fixed incomes. A new law changes how this is handled.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Common Legal Terms
(Separate Website)
An online glossary of legal terms from A to W
By: Iowa Judicial Branch
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