This research was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It was designed to identify areas for growth within Iowa’s recovery resources and communities as well as to provide information to the Iowa Department of Public Health. After a thorough data analysis conducted on existing resources, decisions can be made regarding how best to implement recovery community centers across Iowa. Specifically identifying unmet needs in long-term recovery and using information gathered to create a toolkit to develop much needed recovery resources in Iowa.
An interactive map of Iowa with community resources like childcare, libraries, parks, schools, county health departments and more, able to be filtered by location and resource.
Find all available recovery relevant resources like housing, clinics, treatment centers and more, able to be filtered by location and resource.
Explore this toolkit to discover already collected resources for recovery, collegiate recovery, legislation, education, and assessment, to be used by individuals, families, and communities.
Examine the recovery readiness of Iowa communities in these profiles that assess a community’s access to resources like meetings and healthcare.