[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 95 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1893-S1894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      RECOGNIZING CLASSROOM CLINIC

 Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, as ranking member of the Senate 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize 
an outstanding Iowa small business that exemplifies the American 
entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize 
Classroom Clinic of Carroll, IA, as the Senate Small Business of the 
Week.
  Psychiatric nurse practitioner Sue Gehling founded Classroom Clinic 
in 2019 to help with the mental health needs of children attending 
schools in rural Iowa. Sue spent most of her life in rural Iowa and saw 
firsthand the opportunities to serve her community by addressing mental 
health needs while working at a clinic in Carroll. Classroom Clinic 
provides rural school districts with the ability to serve students 
using a telehealth model. Since 2019, Classroom Clinic has worked with 
four districts, including seven schools,

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and has provided mental health care services to over 250 Iowa students.
  In October 2022, founder Sue Gehling received the Iowa School Mental 
Health Hero Award. The award honors a practitioner, researcher, 
educator, or community partner for their defining contribution to 
school mental health in Iowa. Additionally, Classroom Clinic was chosen 
as the winner of the Small Business Development Center Iowa's statewide 
August Small Business of the Month award due to their contributions to 
the community. Today, Classroom Clinic is striving to reach more 
students across Iowa to have a more positive impact within these 
students and families' lives.
  Classroom Clinic's commitment to providing mental health services in 
Iowa is clear. I want to congratulate Sue Gehling, and the entire team 
at Classroom Clinic for their continued dedication to providing 
students from rural Iowa with the additional mental health services and 
resources they need. I look forward to seeing their continued growth 
and success in Iowa.

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