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Date Time Location Address Available Seats Monday, May 6, 2019 9:00 a.m to Noon Capstone Behavioral Health 1123 1 st Ave E #200, Newton 0 Monday, May 6, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Capstone Behavioral Health 1123 1 st Ave E #200 Newton 0 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 9:00 a.m. to Noon EOC Building 1030 W 2nd St S, Newton, IA 50208 11 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Optimae Life Services 1730 1st Ave E, Newton, IA 0 Wednesday, May 7, 2019 1:00 -2:30 p.m. 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Skiff Skiff Skiff Skiff 0 0 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Newton High School 0 Thursday, May 9, 2019 9:00 a.m. to Noon EOC Building 1030 W 2nd St S, Newton, IA 50208 18 cancelled Thursday, May 9, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EOC Building 103...
August 22, 2017 8 hours ago, my intelligent, loving son Zac hung himself from the rafters of our farm shed. The reason that accepting treatment for bipolar disorder was so hard as our society would rather claim an STD or addiction before they would ever admit to having a mental illness. Just like many, his symptoms developed during his junior year in college. His family and friends did not know how to react. While he was trying to overcome his delusional and fears his friends were either sep arating from him or continuing their own lives. As friends and family we rally around those we love who have medical conditions, with the exception when that medical condition is a chemical imbalance of the brain. My Zacy did not want to accept his medical condition because society does not consider mental illness as a medical condition, rather a lack of character or a self condemning personality trait. SHAME on those who ignore, condemn or blame the individual. Remember me, my husband and Za...