Minding the Gaps
Kali White VanBaaleStories about gaps in mental healthcare, social justice, crime, and more
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 80 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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Weak Stomachs In Our Legislature
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It’s mental health awareness month and I’m kicking it off with a roundup of Iowa’s legislation session and mental healthcare issues.
Mental health care remained a major focus with advocat...
A Final Salute
April 25, 2026
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On a quiet stretch of ground in the Avon Cemetery on the southside of Des Moines, the wind seemed to move differently. It brushed past rows of stones, some engraved with names, others worn smooth, and still ot...
There Will Be a Reunion
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It’s National Poetry Month and also National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and my friend and fellow Iowa Writers’ Collaborative member Kelsey Bigelow wrote this inspired poem. I’m a big fan...
Invisible Under the Big Tent: How Those with Severe Mental Illness are Left Out
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Last week I read a phenomenal article written by my great friend and mental healthcare advocate Leslie Carpenter in the Treatment and Advocacy Center Spring 2026 Catalyst newsletter about how ind...
First, Real, or Adopted. Still a Mother.
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When I published my article Acknowledging the Unseen Trauma of Adoption last November about hard lessons learned from my daughter’s interracial adoption, I expected it to reach a modest circle. Other adoptive parents, a few w...
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Writer and advocate telling stories of gaps in our care systems to inspire reform, elevate voices, and create healing.
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