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Southern Iowa Mental Health Center (SIMHC) was first established as a 501 c 3 organization on December 6th, 1966 and opened for business in the fall of 1967. We recently celebrated our 50th year serving patients in SE Iowa and NE Missouri!
SIMHC has multiple locations to serve you best. Our main locations are located in Ottumwa. We recently re located to: 1527 Albia Road. And our Integrated Health Home office has several local satellite offices to serve you best.
At SIMHC we believe mental health services are important because:
1. Mental Health problems are common. According to the National Council For Behavioral Health, the overall American prevalence rate for mental health disorders in adults is 19.6%. This means nearly 1 in 5 American adults have a diagnosable mental health problem.
2. Despite our best efforts, stigma is still associated with those suffering from a mental health problem. For almost all mental health disorders, people delayed getting treatment. The median delay was nearly 10 years.
3. People with mental health problems often do not know what to do or where to go. According to the World Health Organization, mental health problems now rank as the biggest health care problem in North America, and the leading cause of disability, ahead of both cardiovascular disease and cancer.
But there is hope!
At SIMHC, our tag line is: “Where Recovery Happens!” At SIMHC we believe that not only is recovery from a mental illness possible, but it happens every day!
We are excited to continue working with you, our partners, in this battle to ensure every person that seeks help for a mental illness, gets the help they need.
Thank you for partnering with us in this journey!
