Girl Connection, November 2008

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women

Girl Connection, February 2009

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women

Fair Housing and You, 2009

Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act was passed in 1988, making it illegal to refuse to rent or sell property to families because they have children. In 1992, the Iowa Civil Rights Act was amended to also prohibit discrimination against families with children.

Girl Connection, August 2009

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women. Relationship Bridge

Overview of the State Mental Health Institutes, August 24th, 2009

Iowa’s four Mental Health Institutes (MHIs), located in Cherokee, Clarinda, Independence and Mount Pleasant, provide critical access to quality acute psychiatric care for Iowa’s adults and children needing mental health treatment, and provide specialized mental health related services. The specialized services include substance abuse treatment, dual diagnosis treatment for persons with mental illness and substance addiction, psychiatric medical institution for children (PMIC), and long-term psychiatric care for the elderly (geropsychiatric).

Girl Connection, October 2009

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women. 11 Components of Female Responsive Practice

Girl Connection, December 2009

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women. 11 Components of Female Responsive Practice

Girl Connection, February 2010

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women; Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty

Girl Connection, April 2010

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women; Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty

Girl Connection, June 2010

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women; Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty

Girl Connection, August 2010

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women; Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty

Iowa’s Drug Control Strategy, 2011

The 2011 Iowa Drug Control Strategy is submitted in satisfaction of Chapter 80E.1 of the Code of Iowa which directs the Drug Policy Coordinator to monitor and coordinate all drug prevention, enforcement and treatment activities in the state. Further, it requires the Coordinator to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature concerning the activities and programs of the Coordinator, the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy and all other state departments with drug enforcement, substance abuse treatment, and prevention programs. Chapter 80E.2 establishes the Drug Policy Advisory Council (DPAC), chaired by the Coordinator, and consisting of a prosecuting attorney, substance abuse treatment specialist, law enforcement officer, prevention specialist, judge and representatives from the departments of corrections, education, public health, human services, public safety and human rights. This report and strategy was developed in consultation with the DPAC.

Girl Connection, October 2010

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women; Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty

Girl Connection, December 2010

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women; Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty

Girl Connection, February 2011

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women; Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty