EPSDT "Care for Kids"
Winter 2026 Issue Published!
This issue's lead article, "School Mental Health, Screening, Assessment, and Treatment," takes an in depth look at mental health challenges among students in Iowa schools. Article author, Alissa Doobay, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, University of Iowa College of Education, and Director of Clinical Services, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, notes that these mental health challenges among students have become increasingly prominent, reflecting broader national trends.
The “clip out” pages provide information from the Scanlan Center, including “Tips for Nurturing Health Minds” crisis resources.
Read the Winter 2026 issue of the newsletter.
Publication Schedule
Iowa's EPSDT program publishes its "Care for Kids" newsletter three times a year, as a collaborative effort of the:
- Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa Medicaid
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Center for Disabilities and Development
Iowa EPSDT will continue to print and mail the newsletter, and a new electronic version will be available by email soon. Use the sign-up form at the bottom of this page to subscribe.
Reprint Policy
You are welcome to print out and share copies of the EPSDT newsletter or material from the newsletter with others. If you wish to reprint newsletter material in another publication, whether print or electronic, please get in touch with Michelle Johnston at michelle-johnston@uiowa.edu for permission.
Volumes 31 to 21
Click on the links below to access a printable copy of any of the available issues. For questions or for more information about newsletter articles, please get in touch with Michelle Johnston at michelle-johnston@uiowa.edu.
332026 issues.
Winter / Spring / Fall
32
2025 issues.
312024 issues.
302023 issues.
292022 issues.
282021 issues.
272020 issues.
262019 issues.
252018 issues.
242017 issues.
232016 issues.
222015 issues.
212014 issues.
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Iowa EPSDT plans to develop an electronic version Care for Kids newsletter. However, we will continue to print and mail the hard copy version three times a year.
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Newsletter Archive
Find links to issues of the EPSDT Care for Kids newsletter published prior to 2014 on our new EPSDT Newsletter Archive page.
Our website is searchable!
The Newsletter Archive includes a list of all newsletter articles by title, author and keyword to help you search our website. You can also use the "Search" feature at the bottom of each webapge.
Staff & Editorial Board
Newsletter Staff
- Executive Editor: Temitope Awelewa, MBChB, MPH
- Production Editor: Lesly Huffman
- Graphics Editor: Leigh Bradford
- Webmaster: Meredith Field
Editorial Board
- Elizabeth Cramer, MD
- Tashina Hornaday
- Nadin Mustafa, LMSW
- Michelle Johnston
- Amy Chebuhar
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