Grading the States 2006: Iowa

Overall Grade: F Category Grades: Infrastructure: F Information Access: F Services: D Recovery Supports: F

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $73.70 27 Per Capita Income $27,575 34 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $217 29 Suicide Rank 35 (tied with South Carolina)

Recent Innovations Mental Health parity law Created a multi-stakeholder taskforce to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs)

Urgent Needs Remove legal settlement rules Statewide dissemination of EBPs A uniform data collection system Rural services More options to address acute or emergency treatment needs

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