Prioritizing Iowa educators’ emotional well-being with Togetherall’s peer-to-peer community  The Scanlan Center for School Mental Health launched a partnership with Togetherall, a safe and anonymous space in which educators can benefit from an online peer-to-peer community by giving and getting support 24/7. Iowa-based educators, levels Pre-K through 12th grade, can now access a clinically moderated mental health […]

The Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, the state’s hub for school-based mental health research, professional development, and clinical services, announced three winners of the 2022 Iowa School Mental Health Awards at the Iowa (Behavioral, Equitable, Social-Emotional, Trauma-Informed Health in Schools) Summit. The awards program recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to cultivating a positive mental health […]

How the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health is improving outcomes for Iowa’s youth and educators In November 2021, the community of Fairfield was already reeling from a recent suicide when high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber was allegedly murdered by two students. “We wanted to make sure that our staff was just as safe as […]

Kognito, a suicide prevention training program used by the University of Iowa, has recently updated its training modules for faculty, staff, and students. The program, which has been widely used at the university since 2019, has serviced almost 20,000 students, staff, and faculty in the past three years.

The Scanlan Center for School Mental Health started receiving patient referrals on Sept. 6, opening its resources to teachers and students all over the state. The center’s mission is to provide short-term and crisis counseling to all those in need.

We are thrilled to announce the official opening of the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic this fall! We will begin accepting referrals after the 2022 Labor Day holiday.   The mission of the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic is to increase access to mental health care for PK-12 students, educators, and school […]

Thanks to a generous $15 million gift from the Scanlan Family Foundation, the Iowa Center for School Mental Health will be renamed the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health. The gift will expand clinical support for school mental health not only across the state but across the nation.

The Iowa Center for School Mental Health announced $1 million in grant funding to four research projects that support interventions to improve social, emotional, behavioral, or psychological outcomes in Iowa’s PreK-12 schools.  “We are thrilled to announce the recipients of our first-ever Iowa School Mental Health research grant,” said Dr. Gerta Bardhoshi, director of research […]