MHDS Contact Us

Divisions of Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS)
1305 E. Walnut Street, 5th Floor SE
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114
 
Due to COVID-19 staff are currently working from home. Email is the best form of contact. Names in blue that have a line when you hover over them have direct links to email if you would like to reach out this way. If not, please call and leave a voicemail and staff will get back to you as soon as they are able. 
 

Administrator - Division of Mental Health & Disability Services - Community 

Marissa Eyanson
515-281-7277
 

Administrator - Division of Mental Health & Disability Services - Facilities

Cory Turner
515-281-7277

Divisions' Support Staff

Division Administrators' Executive Officer
515-281-7277<--break->

Community Services and Planning

Community Services & Planning Bureau Chief
515-281-3780<--break->
 
Community Systems Consultant
515-559-8002
 
Employment Supports for People with Disabilities
515-281-8794<--break->
 
DePhillips, Wendy
MHDS Commission & MH Planning Council
515-242-5881
 
Services/Supports for Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
515-725-0131<--break->
 
Community Services & Planning Bureau Secretary
515-281-3776
 
Emergency Mental Health Specialist and Disaster Assistance
Office of Consumer Affairs
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
Housing Supports for People with Disabilities
515-281-3128<--break->
 
Community Systems Consultant
515-669-8001<--break->
 
Children's System State Board
515-725-0818
 
Kim, Rose
MHDS Outcomes & Data
515-725-2241<--break->
 
Kozak, Ginger
Accreditation Specialist
515-669-2140<--break->
 
Mental Health Block Grant Planner
Mental Health Services/Supports 
515-242-5880<--break->
Community Mental Health Centers
Multi-occurring Disorders Specialist
515-281-3785
 
Employment Policy for People with Disabilities
515-281-3023<--break->
 
Accreditation Specialist
515-314-2540<--break->
 
Starr, Lila
Older Adult Mental Health Specialist
Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)
515-281-5318

Office of Facility Support

Facilities' Project Manager
515-242-6510
 
Facility Support Executive Officer
515-725-2237<--break->
 
Facility Support Clinical Director for Psychology & Therapy Services
515-281-4778
 
Facility Support Executive Officer for the State Resource Centers
515-242-6217
 
Facility Support Executive Officer for the Mental Health Institutes, Eldora STS & CCUSO
515-281-8575<--break->

Targeted Case Management

Targeted Case Management Bureau Chief
319-334-5418 
515-281-7101
 
West Supervisor
515-242-3256<--break->

Office of Consumer Affairs

http://ocaiowa.org/