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#WellnessWednesday Podcast, Episode 2

2020 Spring Newsletter, Treatment

Our #WellnessWednesday podcast is a four-part series based on the RISE: Wellness & Resilience Framework™, developed by Vice President of Clinical Services Tonya Hotchkin. Podcast discussion focuses on the four indicators of well-being. View more information about the #WellnessWednesday podcast and listen to our first episode on connection and belonging…

Create while you isolate

2020 Spring Newsletter, Prevention

“I hope kids will remember that they are not alone … and how important it is to bring something beautiful into the world and share it with others.” School Based Therapists haven’t been idle during facility closures and isolation. Like many Tanager Place staff members, they’ve been actively pursuing opportunities…

Journaling for mental wellness

2020 Spring Newsletter, Prevention

Open nearly any self-help book and you are likely to find a section on journaling alongside a list of claims about how regularly putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) can cure what ails you. We all know it isn’t really that simple; that gaining best benefits of any…

Teletherapy services remain open to all ages

2020 Spring Newsletter, Treatment

Outpatient Services have gone live with teletherapy services, offering immediate, short term, solution-focused sessions to people of all ages as well as establishing a longer term, ongoing solution for traditional clients who would benefit from this method of service delivery. Teletherapy is a way of delivering therapy services over the…

Summer Fest returns in June 2021

2020 Spring Newsletter

Tanager Place Summer Fest has been a time of community celebration for the past 29 years. Sadly, in acknowledgement of ongoing public health concerns, our 30th annual event will not be held in 2020. “We know so many traditions enjoyed by area families have been upended in the wake of this…

#WellnessWednesday podcasts support community resilience

2020 Spring Newsletter

For a lot of us right now, the world feels like it’s been turned on its head. Life as we know it stopped sometime back in March when the coronavirus became a reality in Iowa, and has yet to go back to normal. Even now, with talk of lifting some…

Day and overnight camp canceled for 2020

2020 Spring Newsletter, Prevention

Camp Tanager is not just one place on a map, or one week during the year. It’s a 94-year strong community, a family, and a way of life for those who attend – if only for a short while. With the current changes to life due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Don’t forget to adopt your duck!

2020 Spring Newsletter, Contribute

The Great Eastern Iowa Duck Race is once again upon us! The duck race, organized and hosted by Cedar Rapids Daybreak Rotary, is now in its 12th year. All proceeds benefit children, and each entrant has an opportunity to win one of several fabulous prizes. YouthPort – a collaboration between…

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