COVID Recovery IOWA Offers Free Counseling to Any Iowan Affected by COVID-19

The State of Iowa has received nearly $1 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to offer free, virtual counseling to any Iowan who has been affected, in any way, by the COVID-19 public health emergency. COVID Recovery Iowa is available via video, chat or phone to Iowans of all ages and also provides groups online to find support and learn new strategies to cope with the effects of the pandemic in a variety of creative ways.

The program also offers a number of activities, including yoga, cooking classes, parent resources and more. Virtual support groups are available for parents and for pre-teens. Parents, your group will meet via Zoom on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. The pre-teen support group will meet via Zoom on Mondays at 4:30 and Thursdays at 1. Find out more by emailing Chelsea.Siefken@pathwaysb.org.

Iowans can access services through the following options:

• Call (800) 447-1985 to connect with a counselor specializing in rural issues and agriculture 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Call the Iowa Warm Line at (844) 775-9276 to connect with a peer counselor or request to get in touch with a COVID Recovery Iowa counselor
• Visit www.COVIDrecoveryiowa.org and complete a contact form and a counselor will get back to you

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