Early Trauma

Paula Maddox and her son, Caleb, used to kick a soccer ball around this ...

Under Pressure

In the forefront, a drying rack of ceramic armadillos at Central Academy’s pottery studio. ...

The Beauty of Bad Days

Des Moines mom Emily Lawson and her daughter Izzy love creating art in a ...

Road to Renewal

Photographer: Lauren Pelesky Writer: Rachel Vogel Quinn Depression, Interrupted Mental health struggles and pandemic ...

New Children’s Book Tackles Tough Topic

Laura Camerona is a local author and child life specialist who wishes no one ...

Helping Through the Schools

Talking Through Mental Health Triggers Through its 50-minute interactive presentation Ending the Silence, NAMI ...

Laughter Is Hope

Writer: Kellye Crocker When a Des Moines counselor diagnosed me with anxiety in the ...

Resources for Mental Health Services

Tap into these local sources to find mental health organizations that serve Greater Des ...

Lifting the Veil 2022: Read the Full Issue

Lifting the Veil is published annually by dsm magazine. For this year’s edition, we ...

Youths in Recovery

This past summer, dsm hosted a virtual panel discussion on the mental health crisis ...