Let’s Talk Iowa!
A serious, honest, and critically needed podcast exploring how Iowa’s policies—especially those around foster care, adoption, mental health, education and other family-impacting systems—play out in real life. f0e6d5ea5028c4d8de2ca1e2344da5f970f232aa
Episodes
In this episode, Chad Benson interviews Ryan Adams about his journey from Norway to San Francisco, his work in residential care, and his efforts to strengthen family resource centers in Iowa. They discuss the challenges of the foster care system, the importance of community-based solutions, and the need for a paradigm shift in policy to support families more effectively.
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What if the state agency responsible for children's mental health had a secret "Bigfoot Division"—specializing in blurry photos and anecdotal evidence of services that are always just out of reach?
For too many Iowa families, this frustrating search for care is a daily reality. Despite a landmark court settlement promising comprehensive mental health services for children, the gap between policy and peop...
After a long silence, host Chad Benson returns with the deeply personal story of his own family's grueling battle with Iowa's Health and Human Services. In this raw and emotional episode, Chad shares his firsthand experience navigating the state's "ghost network" of care and questions the sincerity of the landmark C.A. v. Garcia settlement. He's then joined by State Representative Ken Croken (D-Davenport), a former healthcare execu...
In this episode, Rep. Robert Henderson joins us to talk about Iowa's growing mental health crisis and the impossible position schools have been placed in. With services lacking, teachers are expected to be mental health providers, disciplinarians, and caregivers- on top of educating. Henderson discusses the urgent need to shift responsibility back to a system of community-based care, holding the state accountable in the wake of th...
What happens when a parent does everything right—and still hits a wall? In the premiere episode of Let’s Talk, Iowa!, host Chad Benson speaks with Nina Richtman, a mother who was forced to transfer legal custody of her son to the state just to access the mental health care he needed.
Together, they explore the impossible choices Iowa families face, the impact of trauma and attachment issues, and how a sy...
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