A mother and an advocate for children’s mental health, Nyden currently serves on the Iowa Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council and Iowa Children’s Mental Health and Well-Being Advisory Committee. Recently, her work has taken shape online in Mothers on the Frontline, which provides a platform for mothers to share stories about raising children with mental health disabilities, and Mental Health Policy and Outreach, which is devoted to gathering, curating, and sharing resources for people interested in mental health policy in Iowa.