(Radio Iowa) - A health insurance company is investing millions of dollars in mental telehealth services in Iowa's K-12 public schools.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District received one-and-a-half million dollars this week from Minnesota-based insurer UnitedHealth Group. Superintendent Tawana Grover says the money will help pay for an online telehealth portal that students can use to access mental health counselling.
UnitedHealth says it aims to provide the resources to historically underserved and rural communities. The program goal is to impact 100-thousand students. As of Wednesday, it has funded the creation of two such programs in Des Moines and Council Bluffs. No rural programs have been announced.