A group of Iowa women calling themselves the Trauma Mamas visited the Statehouse Wednesday to
highlight the need for increased funding for children’s mental health services.
The four women described their experiences caring for adopted children with extreme mental health conditions including Reactive Attachment Disorder, in which children who have suffered traumatic early lives act out violently and manipulatively and must be constantly monitored.
Their experiences have convinced them of the need for enhanced state aid, including respite services for caregivers, better local options for counseling and residential treatment and assistance with environmental modifications that allow children to remain at home.
The state offers such services under its Medicaid health-care program, but underfunding has created lengthy waitlists. More than 1,600 children are currently waiting for services, a backlog that delays access for nearly two years.
'Trauma Mamas' call for more mental health services in visit to Statehouse (Iowa)
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