Originally published by Dolly A Butz on the Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY | Sleeping all day, barely eating, withdrawing from friends and activities and self-harming behaviors like cutting are not just a phase, but signs that a teenager could be contemplating suicide. But Daniel Gillette, physician leader for behavioral health at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s,
This column originally appeared in the Sioux City Journal. By Jim Rixner “There you go again.” Remember that famous line President Ronald Reagan made in one of his many debates? Well, in Iowa it perfectly describes Governor-for-life Terry Branstad and his annual cutting of mental health funding. Over the course of the past four years,
This story was originally published on the Sioux City Journal by Jim Rixner Mental illness continues to be one of the most misunderstood yet pervasive diseases in our country and our world, yet the number of providers available to treat those suffering from mental illness is woefully inadequate. I would like to show you the
