Iowa couple raises funds for fellowship to improve mental health care for addiction patients

Iowa couple raises funds for fellowship to improve mental health care for addiction patients

DES MOINES, Iowa – For Chuck and Ruth Gassmann, the complicated realities of addiction aren’t just statistics or stories—they’re personal. After their middle son, Matt, faced a long-lasting battle with alcohol addiction.   Now, a collaboration between two metro healthcare facilities is paving the way for patients struggling with addiction to receive the mental health care they need. “He was funny and always talking, always laughing. He was just …