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County Policies & Plans

Each county is required to maintain a set of policies and procedures along with a strategic mental health plan.  An annual report is also assembled for each county to relay how the county performed for the year against the plan.  See Administrative Rule 441.25 Division II for more information.   All files are in MS Word format.  If you do not have MS Word installed on your computer, you can download a copy of the viewer program.  You can access the information using the following links:

County Policies and Procedures

County Strategic Plans

County Annual Reports

Frequently Asked Questions

For more information about County Plans contact:
Kelley Pennington, PhD, MSW
Bureau Chief, Adult Services
Division of Mental Health and Disability Services
Iowa Department of Human Services
1305 E. Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114
Phone: 515-281-0385
Fax: 515-242-6036
Email: kpennin@dhs.state.ia.us
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