Resources

Local Resources: 

UnityPoint Behavioral Health Urgent Care Des Moines 
1250 East 9th Street
Des Moines IA, 50316
515.263-2632

Broadlawns Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Center Building, First floor
1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314
515.282.5742

Lutheran Emergency Room
700 East University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316
515.263.5120

Clive Behavioral Health
1450 NW 114th Street
Clive, IA 50324

Mary Greeley Medical Center
First nurse
515-239-6877

Crisis Text Line
Text Home to 741741 to speak to an anonymous crisis counselor
https://www.crisistextline.org/

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call 988
https://988lifeline.org/

Books

  • Thriving with ADHD, D. Kay
  • ADHD 2.0, Hallowell & Ratey
  • Driven to Distraction, Hallowell & Ratey
  • The ADHD Workbook, Shapiro
  • Putting on the Brakes, Quinn
  • Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention, Nadeau
  • Parenting Children with ADHD, Monastra
  • Taking Charge of ADHD, R. Barkley
  • Good Inside, B. Kennedy (not specific to ADHD, but helpful)
  • No Drama Discipline, D. Siegel (not specific to ADHD, but helpful)
  • Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, Karen Kleiman

  • What About Us, Karen Kleiman

  • ADHD Toolkit for Women, Joan Klein

  • This Isn’t What I Expected, Karen Kleiman

  • Good Inside, Dr. Becky

  • Don’t Believe Everything you Think, Joseph Nguyen

  • Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Jonathan Grayson

  • Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders, Jennifer Gaudiani

 Podcasts

  • Practical ADHD Strategies
  • ADHD Experts
  • Taking Control: ADHD Podcast
  • Dr. D on ADHD
  • I Have ADHD Podcast
  • The ADHD Homestead
  • Parenting ADHD Podcast
  • ADHD Rewired
  • Attention Talk Radio
  • ADHD Essentials
  • Good Inside with Dr. Becky Kennedy (not specific to ADHD support, but helpful with talking to our children and helping them to work through challenges)
  • Your Anxiety Toolkit, Kimberley Quinlan

  • Mom and Mind, Dr Kat

  • The Naked Marriage, Dave & Ashley Willis

Social Media

  • Alegra Kastens, OCD and Anxiety therapist 

  • Your Anxiety Toolkit, Kimerley Quinlan

 Websites