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1516 Valley West Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Community Support Advocates

Provides support from someone who has their own experiences with mental health challenges, or from a family member of a child with a mental health diagnosis. This help comes from a trained staff member. The support is focused on each person's individual needs. It may also include helping with services and speaking up for the person when needed. Acts as a mentor or guide to help someone on their path to feeling better. 

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United Way of the Midlands
405 East McLane, Osceola, IA 50213

Crossroads Behavioral Health Services - Osceola

Provides emotional and practical support to individuals facing mental health challenges. Using shared life experiences to offer encouragement, build hope, and foster empowerment. Peer support can help individuals navigate recovery, develop coping skills, and connect to community resources, all while promoting personal growth and self-advocacy. 

Family Peer Support, Family peer support specialists work specifically with families of individuals who are experiencing mental health challenges. Family peer specialists offer guidance, resources, and emotional support to help families better understand the struggles of their loved ones. Offering coping strategies, enhance communication within the family, and help families connect to services and support networks, fostering a more supportive home environment for recovery. 

Peer Recovery Specialists, peer recovery specialists assist individuals in achieving and maintaining long-term recovery from substance use disorders. They offer practical support such as goal setting, skills building, and crisis intervention, alongside emotional encouragement. Through shared experiences, they serve as mentors and role models, helping individuals create personalized recovery plans and connect with resources for housing, employment, and social services.

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United Way of the Midlands
210 Russell Street, Creston, IA 50801

Crossroads Behavioral Health Services - Creston

Provides emotional and practical support to individuals facing mental health challenges. Using shared life experiences to offer encouragement, build hope, and foster empowerment. Peer support can help individuals navigate recovery, develop coping skills, and connect to community resources, all while promoting personal growth and self-advocacy. 

Family Peer Support, Family peer support specialists work specifically with families of individuals who are experiencing mental health challenges. Family peer specialists offer guidance, resources, and emotional support to help families better understand the struggles of their loved ones. Offering coping strategies, enhance communication within the family, and help families connect to services and support networks, fostering a more supportive home environment for recovery. 

Peer Recovery Specialists, peer recovery specialists assist individuals in achieving and maintaining long-term recovery from substance use disorders. They offer practical support such as goal setting, skills building, and crisis intervention, alongside emotional encouragement. Through shared experiences, they serve as mentors and role models, helping individuals create personalized recovery plans and connect with resources for housing, employment, and social services.

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United Way of the Midlands
823 North 6th Street, Burlington, IA 52601

Optimae LifeServices - Burlington

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

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United Way of the Midlands
209 East Maple, Centerville, IA 52544

Optimae LifeServices - Centerville

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

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United Way of the Midlands
500 North 3rd Street, Suite 202, Fairfield, IA 52556

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center - Fairfield

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

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United Way of the Midlands
712 South West Street, Suite 3, Bloomfield, IA 52537

Optimae LifeServices - Bloomfield

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

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United Way of the Midlands
2005 Asbury Road, Dubuque, IA 52001

Hillcrest Family Services - Main Office

Provides a safe place for adults working on their brain health to recovery. Peer support staff offer a variety of groups throughout the week.

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United Way of the Midlands
8 West Church Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158

Together We Can

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

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United Way of the Midlands

Keya House and Honu Home

Mental health respite. Peer support for individuals living with mental illness or substance abuse. Assists in crisis prevention and diversion from psychiatric distress that may lead to hospitalization. Offers a 24-hour warmline to speak with a trained Peer Specialist.

Maximum five-day overnight stay; day guests also welcome.

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United Way of the Midlands

Keya House and Honu Home

Peer-operated respite housing for those coming out of a state correctional facility, within 18 months after release, on parole, on state probation for a felony, or involved in any problem-solving court i.e. Drug Court.

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United Way of the Midlands
511 East 6th Street, Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50309

Mindspring Mental Health Alliance

Offers a peer support group for individuals living with a mental health condition.

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United Way of the Midlands
3251 West 9th Street, Waterloo, IA 50702

Black Hawk - Grundy Mental Health Center

Offers peer support to people with mental health challenges. The support is given by trained staff who have their own experience with mental health and understand what it's like.

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United Way of the Midlands
825 Beach Street, Webster City, IA 50595

Central Iowa Recovery

Support provided by Peer Support Specialists who have “lived experience”. These specialists support the individuals served by modeling competency in recovery and coping skills. All Peer Support Specialists have worked on their own recovery and can share those experiences.

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United Way of the Midlands

Five and Thrive

Provides peer-support programming for military and veteran families as they move from active-duty life, transition to civilian life, and put down roots after military life. All programs are free to participants and are continuously evaluated and updated based on participant feedback to ensure they meet the needs of those they aim to serve.

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United Way of the Midlands
936 McKinley Avenue, Suite 20, Des Moines, IA 50315

Grace For Addictions

Provides resources and support for individuals and families affected by addiction and mental health challenges. Services include life and recovery coaching, peer support, trauma-informed care, community and group programs, and faith-based recovery partnerships.

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United Way of the Midlands
717 North 18th Street, Unit 7, Centerville, IA 52544

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center - Centerville

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

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United Way of the Midlands
PO Box 214, Decorah, IA 52101

NAMI Northeast Iowa

Provides a peer-based, mutual support group open to adults experiencing mental health challenges. The course is designed to encourage growth, healing and recovery among participants.

Group meets every Tuesday at 200 Railroad Street, Decorah, IA.

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United Way of the Midlands
1527 Albia Road, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center - Ottumwa

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

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United Way of the Midlands
101 North 3rd Street, Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center - Oskaloosa

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

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United Way of the Midlands
807 1st Street, Keosauqua, IA 52565

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center - Keosauqua

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

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United Way of the Midlands
301 West Burlington, Fairfield, IA 52556

Optimae LifeServices - Fairfield

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

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United Way of the Midlands
117 South Jefferson, Sigourney, IA 52591

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center - Sigourney

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

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United Way of the Midlands
825 Beach Street, Webster City, IA 50595

Central Iowa Recovery

Program for adults with a chronic mental illness aimed at achieving mental health stability within the community. Services may include medication management and monitoring, symptom monitoring, coordination and development of supports, crisis planning, communication with other professionals, and peer mental health support services. Peer support providers with lived experience, trained and certified to assist individuals, may help develop and implement personal recovery plans, model effective coping techniques, support self-advocacy, and complement traditional clinical care as part of an evidence-based mental health model.

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United Way of the Midlands
105 South Clinton Street, Albia, IA 52531

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center - Albia

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

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United Way of the Midlands