Siouxland Mental Health Center complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, including sex characteristics; intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity; and sex stereotypes.

Siouxland Mental Health Center does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

        Siouxland Mental Health Center:

• Provides people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aids and services to communicate effectively with us, such as:

  • Qualified sign language interpreters, either in person or via electronic means;

  • Written information in other formats, such as large print, accessible electronic formats, and other formats as necessary.

• Provides free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:

  • Qualified interpreters, either in person or via electronic means depending on availability of language

• Information written in other languages.

If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact Kelsey Walter.

If you believe that Siouxland Mental Health Center has failed to provide these services or has discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with:

Kelsey Walter

205 5th St.

Sioux City, IA 51102

Phone: 712-202-0173 ext. 116

Fax: 712-202-0186

Email: kwalter@siouxlandmentalhealth.com

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Kelsey Walter is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C. 20201

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

This notice is also available on Siouxland Mental Health Center’s website: siouxlandmentalhealth.com