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Grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity benefits Youth at Orchard Place

June 14, 2023

Better Sleep leads to Better Mental Health. Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa provided a generous grant to support our Campus Furniture Campaign to help us make each bedroom on Campus a safe, cozy space for a child to

Are you ready to advocate? We need your voice!

January 8, 2023

Iowa’s Medicaid-funded mental health therapy and psychiatric services have fallen far behind those of other states and the rates are simply not sustainable.

BeyondTheNumbers: BIPOC Mental Health

June 28, 2022

July Is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month. It was created to bring awareness to the unique struggles that marginalized groups face in regard to mental illness in the US. This year's theme is BeyondTheNumbers and this blog includes links to resources.

Children's Mental Health Funding in Iowa is Essential

April 21, 2021

Orchard Place CEO Anne Starr's Letter to the Editor of the Des Moines Register regarding the critical need for state leaders to fund the children's mental health plan.

Advocacy Alert: Reach out & Speak up: Iowa's Kids Need You!

March 25, 2021

5 minutes of your time now will help secure $3.9 million for children's mental health in Iowa.

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