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501 SW 7th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Orchard Place
Also known as Pace
About Orchard Place
Orchard Place, an Iowa-based nonprofit organization, offers more than 30 programs through three locations, including its residential campus. The center works with children, adolescents, and families who face mental health concerns, substance use issues, behavioral difficulties, and educational challenges. As a Sanctuary Institute certified organization, Orchard Place promotes a trauma-informed atmosphere that supports everyone involved.
With a team-oriented model of care, Orchard Place delivers individualized guidance for young people. It combines community resources with forward-thinking practices, with a strong focus on safety and on considering each child’s history. The child and adolescent psychiatric team provides assessments and medication management, helping families access specialized treatment more easily.
Orchard Place’s Residential Campus delivers focused mental health services for children across Iowa, especially for those who require higher levels of support. The campus provides a structured, secure setting with ongoing medical oversight, assisting children and their families in building stability and moving toward recovery.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State mental health department · The Joint Commission
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education
- Other services
- Case management service · Mental health services · Social skills development · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Depression · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR) · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Nutrition Counseling · Online Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Orchard Place
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Iowa (this facility reports accreditation). If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Orchard Place
Orchard Place reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. With Iowa Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Des Moines
Measured from the population center of Polk County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Clive, about 7.1 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Des Moines, about 2.4 miles (4 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Des Moines, about 1.7 miles (12 within 25 miles)
See the Polk County treatment map, methadone clinics near Polk County and Suboxone doctors near Polk County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Orchard Place offer?
Orchard Place reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Orchard Place accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Orchard Place located?
620 8th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Des Moines?
From the center of Polk County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Clive, about 7.1 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.