Welcome to 988: Mental Healthcare in Iowa
Stories from the front lines of Iowa’s mental health crisis and beyond.
My name is Kali White VanBaale, and I’ve been a writer for over twenty years. In 2017, I also become a passionate mental healthcare reform advocate in my home state of Iowa.
A little bit about me:
I write novels, short stories, personal essays, true crime and mental health articles. My work has been published by the A&E Network, Crime Reads, The Coachella Review, The Chaffey Review, Midwestern Gothic, Nowhere Magazine, The Des Moines Register, Poets&Writers, and The Writers’ Chronicle among others. I’m also the managing editor-at-large for the flash essay journal Past Ten.
I hold an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and I’m a core faculty member of the Lindenwood University MFA in writing program.
I grew up on a dairy farm in southern Iowa and have lived in central Iowa with my husband and (now grown) children for nearly thirty years.
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988 is a In 2017, after a shocking mental health tragedy in my neighborhood, I quickly learned about the serious mental healthcare issues in my state and started writing about them.
“988” is named for the national suicide and crisis lifeline. In 2017, after a shocking mental health tragedy in my neighborhood, I quickly learned about the serious mental healthcare issues in my state and started writing about them.
Here, I’ll share personal stories, up-to-date information, resources, and other insights from the front lines of Iowa’s still-struggling mental healthcare system.
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The majority of my columns are available to my free subscribers, but if you would like to support my writing and mental healthcare advocacy work, a paid subscription of $5 a month or $50 a year is greatly appreciated!
Thanks for visiting,
Kali
