The Independence Mental Health Institute provides inpatient psychiatric treatment for adults, adolescents, and children.
The Independence State Hospital was built in 1873 as the second asylum in the state of Iowa.

The facility also offers a specialized residential program, the Psychiatric Medical Institution for Children (PMIC), for eligible children and adolescents.

Facility

The facility's mission is to treat northeast Iowans who have mental problems, and return them to their communities as soon as possible.

The facility serves children and adolescents from the eastern half of Iowa.

How to apply for services

Services are provided to any person in need of mental health treatment regardless of ability to pay.
All voluntary admissions funded, in part or in whole, by a county must be approved by the county Central Point of Coordination.

Structure

The three major units

(Adult Psychiatry Service,

Child-Adolescent Psychiatry Service

Psychiatric Medical Institution for Children)

Are designed to permit care and treatment of individuals in a stable environment with secure living accommodations.

Address

Timothy Main, Director of Social Services
Independence Mental Health Institute

2277 Iowa Avenue

Independence, Iowa 50644

319-334-2583

tmain@dhs.state.ia.us