Program areas at Orchard Place
Orchard Place campus provided 24-hour per day inpatient care to 174 children needing intensive treatment related to a mental illness. We offer an individualized treatment program including individual and family psychotherapy, social skills building, and life skills training. We are licensed as a psychiatric medical institute for children and have 88 beds to serve children in this capacity. Our successes include (1) 89% of youth showed a positive change in emotional regulation from intake to discharge; (2) 98% of those discharged during fy2023 were discharged to a lower level of care; and (3) 88% of youth showed a positive change in emotional, social, and behavioral functioning from intake to discharge.
Child guidance center is Iowa's only state-accredited community mental health center specifically for children, providing a wide range of services that are planned and delivered following the resilence model of community mental health for children and youth. We served 4,027 children and youth in fy2023 with services including individual, family and group therapy; psychological evaluation and testing; psychiatric evaluation; medication assessment and management; school-based mental health services; early childhood services from birth to age 5; functional family therapy; professional consultation and mental health education; child care resource and referral services; and trauma informed care services.
Pace center is our community-based operating division, providing skill building services for a diverse population of youth and families struggling with mental health and/or substance use issues. In fy2023 pace provided services to 2,694 clients, enhancing the services of mental health professionals, educators and juvenile court by collaborating with families to alleviate behavioral issues and promote accountability. We also provide integrated health home services through teams of staff including nurse care managers, care coordinators, and family peer support specialists who work with clients that have a severe emotional disturbance to coordinate mental health, medical services, and social services for the client.