Category: Healthy Beginnings

A white line drawing of a human brain surrounded by stylized leaves, flowers, and puzzle pieces on a teal background, symbolizing mental health.

A Fort Smith clinic reexamines how young children and their families get mental health support

Adena White October 28, 2026

Cover of a HealthySteps in Arkansas case study, featuring the HealthySteps and Bridgespan Group logos and a summary of the program’s goal to support healthy child development through pediatric clinics.

National Case Study Lifts Up HealthySteps in Arkansas

E8 Team January 28, 2026

After School Care

Working Families Face Limited Options for After-School Care

E8 Team January 17, 2025

Attendees sit at tables in a collaborative summit conference room, with an overlay that reads: Excel by Eight Foundations: Takeaways from the Third Annual Summit.

A Look Back at the Excel by Eight Foundations Collaborative’s Third Annual Summit

E8 Team December 20, 2024

Canei Chaney on the Challenges of Finding Pediatric Care in Rural Arkansas

E8 Team December 17, 2024

Holly Rogers Shines a Light on the Importance of Healthy Steps

E8 Team December 17, 2024

Angela Duran smiles while holding her AAIMH Outstanding Contributor Award. Text on screen reads: Excel by 8: AAIMH honors Angela Duran with Outstanding Contributor Award.

AAIMH honors Angela Duran with inaugural Outstanding Contributor Award

Adena White June 11, 2024

Five people stand in a row before an Excel by Eight banner, with text overlay reading: Excel by Eight Foundations: 8 Takeaways from the 2023 Summit.

8 Takeaways from the 2023 Excel by Eight Foundations Summit

Adena White November 10, 2023

Aerial view of a park with text overlay: Independence County: How an emphasis on early childhood led to a $25 million economic development investment for the city of Batesville.

How an emphasis on early childhood helped usher in a $25 million investment for the city of Batesville

Adena White November 9, 2023

Excel by Eight Foundations planning process update header graphic for early childhood development.

Building a Stronger Future for Infants and Toddlers: An Update on the Excel by Eight Planning Process

Adena White July 26, 2023