For more information on the City's hiring process, see our brochure or watch our video. Please click below and select GuideLink Center to make a donation online. This process is ineffective, she said, because the patient cant wait four or six weeks to see a doctor, especially when they are at high risk. Most of the staff for the GuideLink Center has been hired, with only a few positions left to be filled. Iowa City mental health services center helps more than 1,000 people in first year. You can find the April meeting agenda below. Johnson County Supervisor Lisa Green-Douglass, a member of the GuideLink Center advisory board, said investing in GuideLink is the best thing Johnson County could have done. IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The long-awaited GuideLink Center in Iowa City is set to start offering services with a soft opening Monday. In its first year, the GuideLink Center has served over 1,200 Iowa City residents struggling with mental health and substance use. "(Inadequate care) means they needed something but were not sure where they would have gone," Ferenzi said. She said this becomes more likely as a new marketing campaign is set to start in May, which Ferenzi hopes can help reach more rural areas of the region and state. In the coming year, Ferenzi said GuideLink Center expects at least a 50% increase in referrals and volume of clients served there. We jumped, from December to January, from 68 walk-ins to 109 walk-ins, said Ferenzi. Reynolds tours GuideLink Center in Iowa City. GuideLink Center Staff Training Get Involved About Resources Donate Click here for information about service changes due to COVID-19. GuideLink Center Staff GuideLink Triage Counselor Evie Fiejo Radl evie.radl@builtbycommunity.org IOWA CITY - A new Johnson County center intended to improve urgent mental health care and crisis intervention services is days away from completion. View Comments Johnson County Direct Assistance Program opens Monday. In addition to celebrating and showing the governor the service they will be providing, Monika Jindal . Of the admissions, 415 went to crisis stabilization, 332 went into the medically monitored withdrawal program, and 171 went into the sobering program. Isabella is the Photo Editor at The Daily Iowan. Iowa City, IA. $1,000 Sign On Bonus Available! But even with that training, those calls still often result in someone going to jail or the emergency room. Prevent battery fires and protect your local environment by properly disposing of your batteries at a Submissions for Poetry in Public 2021 are now being accepted for consideration in the 19th annual Poetry in Public Program, sponsored by the Iowa City Public Art Program. Reynolds said she wants to help providers like the center streamline their services as much as possible, explaining access centers around Iowa are one of the main pieces of the adult mental health reform the state legislature passed in 2018. All rights reserved. Theres a gap in our system for individuals who need urgent care for mental health or substance abuse services, Ferenzi said. IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) - Since opening in February, the GuideLink Center in south Iowa City has helped over 600 people with mental health or substance abuse treatment. The center doesnt refuse people if they are unable to pay, and some of their services, like the sobering unit, are free. As a family member, it is important for me to know that the GuideLink Center is a welcoming place that my family can turn to during challenging times. is_confirmation;if(is_form){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_17').html(form_content.html());if(form_content.hasClass('gform_validation_error')){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_17').addClass('gform_validation_error');} else {jQuery('#gform_wrapper_17').removeClass('gform_validation_error');}setTimeout( function() { /* delay the scroll by 50 milliseconds to fix a bug in chrome */ jQuery(document).scrollTop(jQuery('#gform_wrapper_17').offset().top); }, 50 );if(window['gformInitDatepicker']) {gformInitDatepicker();}if(window['gformInitPriceFields']) {gformInitPriceFields();}var current_page = jQuery('#gform_source_page_number_17').val();gformInitSpinner( 17, 'https://littlevillagemag.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms-asdf111aasdfffs-nope/images/spinner.gif' );jQuery(document).trigger('gform_page_loaded', [17, current_page]);window['gf_submitting_17'] = false;}else if(!is_redirect){var confirmation_content = jQuery(this).contents().find('.GF_AJAX_POSTBACK').html();if(!confirmation_content){confirmation_content = contents;}setTimeout(function(){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_17').replaceWith(confirmation_content);jQuery(document).scrollTop(jQuery('#gf_17').offset().top);jQuery(document).trigger('gform_confirmation_loaded', [17]);window['gf_submitting_17'] = false;}, 50);}else{jQuery('#gform_17').append(contents);if(window['gformRedirect']) {gformRedirect();}}jQuery(document).trigger('gform_post_render', [17, current_page]);} );} );