DRI Public Comment
DRI regularly releases statements and comment regarding disability rights issues in Iowa. Each of those statements can be found on this page, or the corresponding archived page.
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2025
COURT PRELIMINARILY APPROVES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FILED TO ENSURE IOWA’S CHILDREN RECEIVE VITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
State submits Implementation Plan outlining steps for improving the delivery of responsive, effective mental and behavioral health care services for children
Des Moines, IA – Last Friday, a federal court preliminarily approved a Settlement Agreement in a class action lawsuit brought against the Director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) to ensure that children with mental health disabilities receive the legally required and medically necessary mental health care services they need when and where they need them, without being segregated from their loved ones and communities.
Archived Statements
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