As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, a Zoom conference is scheduled during May to address mental health issues in Iowa. Organizers of the 3rd annual Mental Health Awareness Conference say it’s designed to bring together local, state and national professionals to share perspectives. Tiffany Larson, a program coordinator at Building Families of Clarion, says mental health issues impact the young and old alike.

Lori Foster, a spokeswoman for Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City, says the keynote speaker for the conference is Lyndsey Fennelly, a former Iowa State University All-American basketball player who was drafted by the WNBA.

The conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 20th, from noon until 4:30. Register at the Van Diest Medical Center website at www.vandiestmc.org.