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Iowa's hub for school-based mental health research, professional learning, and clinical services.

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11/20/2025

𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 “𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁”! 🗣️✨ Last week, more than 150 University of Iowa staff, faculty, and community members came together for the second annual Mental Health & Well-Being Pecha Kucha.

This unique storytelling format—rooted in imagery over words—sparked fresh ideas, showcased innovative and well-being practices, and energized our campus community.

A huge thank-you to our presenters and co-sponsors, the University of Iowa Staff Council and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, for such an inspiring event!

11/19/2025

Sometimes the most meaningful breakthroughs happen when we hear, “𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐.” 🫶

Group counseling provides accountability, connection, and skills that help you move forward. Whether you’re supporting a child with anxious emotions, coping with loss, or navigating emotional intensity, the Scanlan Center clinic provides group spaces to help navigate life's challenges.

💛 Groups for Iowa K-12 school staff, parents/caregivers, and teens
💻 Virtual and in-person options
➡️ Check out all of our group counseling offerings: https://bit.ly/3DVdeKZ

11/18/2025

𝗔 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 💛 Congratulations to Barry Schreier, director of higher education for the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health and Professor of Counseling Psychology (The University of Iowa College of Education), for his recent recognition as the 2025 Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser presented by AFP Eastern Iowa on November 13th.

“𝘿𝙧. 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮-𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘿𝙧. 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙤 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 $60,000 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨—𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙.”

We are so proud of you, Barry—thank you for being a force for good in our community!

11/17/2025

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗼-𝗧𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄 🎧 Two powerhouse educators. One mission: to elevate the voices, victories, and real-world issues that shape our school communities in a new podcast. Episode 1 drops in 2026!

💬 What topics would keep you hitting “play”? Tell us ⬇️

11/13/2025

Kindness is contagious, and the classroom is the perfect place to start spreading it 💛

Celebrate 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 with this free activity! It’s a simple, meaningful way for students (and educators!) to reflect on how they show kindness to themselves, others, and their community. Download now ➡️ https://bit.ly/49xQBtO

11/11/2025

Are you a healthy leader? 🥦 🧘‍♀️ It’s more than self-care Sundays or green smoothies. Healthy leadership is about creating school environments where health and well-being take precedence over performance.

📘 In part 1 of our new blog series, discover how a health-oriented leadership model can help you sustain your staff and build a thriving school culture: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hHWuH9

11/10/2025

Some Mondays are smooth sailing; others take a little extra paddling 🌊 No matter what...just keep swimming 💛

11/07/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 📘 When students understand mental health, they’re better equipped to manage stress, seek help, and support one another 💛

🔗 Download the full “Building Mental Health Literacy in Schools” practice brief to learn actionable strategies for your classroom or district ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WCpBBT

11/06/2025

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝗼𝘄𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 💛 We are proud to recognize 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓 as our November 2025 Iowa School Mental Health Hero of the Month!

From choir stages to community fundraisers, homeschooled senior Madison brings passion and hope wherever she goes. As an ambassador for the I'm Glad You Stayed Project and a leader in Marion Independent School District's Green Bandana Project, she has turned her own mental health story into a movement of support and awareness for others.

💬 “𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙣-𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙩. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝.” - Dottie Schley, Secretary, Q.P.R. Trainer & Founding Member, I’m Glad You Stayed Project

👏 Check out her full story here: https://bit.ly/4nKKXIz

11/05/2025

We are so happy to have Jacob helping us out this year!

11/05/2025

Today is 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆—a reminder that not all stress looks the same 🫶

As a parent or caregiver, it’s important to recognize the difference between everyday stress and more serious emotional challenges your child or teen might be facing.

📖 Learn how to spot the difference between stress, distress, and crisis, and explore practical tools for starting conversations with your child: https://bit.ly/3PXyTVX

11/03/2025

Are you at the 2025 Iowa School Counselor Association Annual Conference in Des Moines today? 💛 👋 Stop by our booth, say hi to Brad, and pick up some free swag and resources. We are excited to meet you and learn about the impactful work you are doing in your school or district!

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