Welcome to the Press Office of The Children's Inn at NIH. Here you will find press releases, news about The Inn's activities and events, and links to articles about The Inn.

For news inquiries, please contact Meredith Daly, Media Relations Manager at The Children's Inn, at 301-451-3075, or e-mail the press office at dalym@mail.nih.gov.

INN THE NEWS!

Essay Contest Winner Teaches London Fletcher The Thriller Dance
Redskins’ Pro Bowl Linebacker London Fletcher showed what a true sport he is when he visited with the grand-prize winner of the Hip, Happy and Healthy Essay Contest, sponsored by The Washington Post and The Children’s Inn at NIH. Fletcher, a sports ambassador for The Inn demonstrated pure diplomacy when he allowed 7th grade contest winner Isabelle Kramer, a dancer, to teach him her routine to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The event at Washington Episcopal School Monday June 7th, got rave reviews:

 


Our Therapy Dog Vi!
USA TODAY – Take a look at the photos and story about The Inn’s therapy dog, Vi Mars.
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
See the Feb. 19 Children's Inn feature by Dr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC Chief Medical Editor, on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.

Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia – A Life Interrupted.
Children’s Inn Board Member Ed Orton and his family share their struggle with the mental illness of their son in an award-winning national public television documentary. Click below to watch the gripping piece “Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia – A Life Interrupted.” At the website scroll down to the title "National Television"

PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer about The Children's Inn
Watch the award-winning piece on the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer about The Children's Inn and novel cancer treatments at the National Cancer Institute: 



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