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You can now pay on your account on line using PayPal or your credit card.  Here is the link.   http://www.neibh.org/content/make-account-payment
The Account Payment page can also be reached from the “Our Services” menu and from the "Payment for Services" page.
Just fill in the client name, birth date, and account number and then press the "Pay Now" button.  You will be prompted for either your PayPal account information or your credit card information.
 

Our Halloween party, on October 26th in The Phoenix Center, proved to be a success! Almost everyone came in costume and enjoyed tasty treats while they played games and socialized. Volunteers at The Phoenix Center were able to greet newcomers with a warm welcoming and holiday décor provided by Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health. We were pleased with the outcome and look forward to our next social gathering! Hope to see you there!

Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health to Provide “Parenting with Heart”
Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health (NEIBH) is offering the program Parenting with Heart to assist parents and children in managing the symptoms and behaviors of ADHD.   Any parent, who has a child who struggles with being energetic and fidgety, with being highly distractible, and whose impulsivity gets them into trouble at home, school or in other environments, knows how hard it is to parent a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  This four-session program will be offered at NEIBH on Thursday nights, September 8, 15, 22 and 29, from 6-7:30 pm, at their main office at 905 Montgomery Street, Decorah.
“Though we will briefly discuss the use of medications to manage symptoms of ADHD, the focus of this program will be to help parents and youth with approaches and strategies that will decrease problem behaviors, reinforce positive behaviors, and strengthen the parent/child relationship”, states Bill Deutsch, Behavioral Health Therapist and facilitator of the program.  “In addition to learning how to help their child to succeed while living with ADHD, parents will also be able to connect with and learn from others who understand the daily challenges of this disorder”.
A simultaneous four week “WRAP” program, for helping 6-12 year olds with ADHD, will be facilitated by therapists Erin Powers-Daley and Theresa Fullhart.  Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) is an approach that many people of all ages have used successfully to live better with illnesses and challenges that are interfering in their lives.  By the end of the four sessions, youth will have developed their own individual WRAP plan to better deal with their symptoms and behaviors.
 
Preregistration is required, and space is limited to the first 10 families that register.  There is no cost for this program, which is being sponsored by the Department of Human Services and NEIBH.  Childcare is NOT provided, and the WRAP training is only for youth ages 6-12 whose parents register for the program. To register, please call 563-382-3649 on or before September 1st, 2011.
 
Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health
Contact Person: Bill Deutsch
Phone: 563-382-3649
E-mail: deutscbi@neimhc.org

We were pleased to see an abundance of new faces walk through the doors at the Grand Opening of The Phoenix Center on July 13th. The staff at Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health had the chance to welcome enthusiastic community members in recovery who believe in the purpose of The Phoenix Center and were able to catch a glimpse of the potential in its ability to serve the people of Northeast Iowa. As an agency, we were able to explain Peer Support Services and the different resources available to the public. Those who stopped by had the chance to enjoy a root beer float and engage in conversation with our Peer Support staff. We were extremely pleased with the number people who came to support The Phoenix Center and we are hopeful in the future success of our new facility.

The Phoenix Center at Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health officially opened its doors to the public on June 1^st, 2011. Located in the newly remodeled community room at Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health in Decorah, the center is a place for recovery activities and socializing offered to the mental health and substance abuse recovery community at no cost.

The Phoenix Center is now open for community members to come and relax, enjoy the computer, access the internet, play Wii, watch TV, socialize with recovering friends, or speak with one of the Peer Support Specialists. Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health in Decorah has hired four Peer Support Specialists who will work in the community as well as in The Phoenix Center to provide additional support, advice, and guidance to individuals in the surrounding areas.

Start up funding for The Phoenix Center was provided by a Crisis Stabilization Grant from Magellan Behavioral Health Services and the Department of Human Services as well as funds provided by Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties.

Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health offers immediate crisis counseling and ongoing individual and group counseling for any mental health or substance abuse issue including but not limited to: anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, parenting, substance abuse, and domestic abuse. Our services are offered at six convenient locations, and are provided with priority to Northeast Iowa residents.

For more information on our services or to schedule an appointment please contact Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health at (563) 382-3649, 905 Montgomery Street, Decorah, Iowa.

Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health in partnership with Hillcrest Wellness Center of Dubuque, IA has been granted funding to plan and implement a new crisis stabilization pilot project in Northeast Iowa.  The goal of the project is to reduce involuntary court commitments for mental health and substance abuse crisis in rural areas of the state, and reduce the associated trauma to the individuals in crisis.  Additional goals of the project would be to create more effective partnerships between behavioral health services, primary healthcare, and court services, as well as to save county, state, and federal tax dollars.
In collaboration with three rural area hospitals, Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health is set to implement a 23 hour respite bed pilot project. The project is grounded in the belief that individuals in crisis are not necessarily in need of a civil court committed evaluation service and transportation to a locked behavioral health facility.  The hope is that local hospitals working closely with peer support staff from Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health would be able to provide effective and efficient services that would prevent a substantial number of individuals from involuntary court committals. A successful best practice model could then be rolled out on a statewide basis to other rural areas of the state.
Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health has recently hired four Peer Support Specialists who will work in the community as well as in the hospital to provide additional support, advice, and guidance to the individual in crisis. The Peer Support Specialists are people with lived-life experience and are trained to use their own recovery story as a tool to help the recipient. With the development of these services, we keep the individual in a familiar community and save the costs of transportation to and from a locked facility. The bed may be appropriate for persons evaluated by hospital emergency room staff, attending physician, and a consulting psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner.  The individual could not be a danger to themselves or to others.
The project is funded through a Crisis Stabilization Grant from Magellan Health Services and the Iowa Department of Human Services.  The combined grant funding is expected to total approximately $535, 000.00 over a two-year period.