HCMH plans mental health care expansion
Play therapy is recognized as a very important part of mental health counseling. It is very effective for children ages 3-12. HCMH’s Nolan Vitzthum is a Registered Play Therapist. This is what a play therapy room would look like in the proposed HCMH Mental Health Center. Graphic courtesy of Atura Architecture.
By KENT THOMPSON
A need for more mental health providers and facilities has been a mantra in rural Iowa the past few years.
On May 24, the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital (HCMH) Board of Trustees did something about it.
A single-story mental health care clinic will be located between Springvale Assisted and Independent Living and will be approximately 3,000 square feet with a total price tag, including equipment and furnishings, of an estimated $1.13 million. There will be a corridor connecting the facility with existing hospital space. It will also have its own separate access on the northeast side of the building.
“This is a big need in our area and throughout the state,” HCMH Chief Executive Officer Michelle Sleiter said. She said the center will provide space for one mental health clinician manager and four counselors/therapists.
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