At KidsPeace our services for children in need of mental and behavioral health services are called “trauma-informed care” --   a recognition of the role traumatic experiences play in shaping a child’s mental and emotional state. But new research into the

One aspect of KidsPeaces approach to caring for kids in its hospital and residential treatment setting is the use of interdisciplinary teams groups of professionals representing areas of expertise working with clients and families on individualized t

How does a mental health provider incorporate technological innovations to serve its clients, but in a responsible and sustainable way? At KidsPeace, a pilot project involving the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in the therapeutic setting may present an answ

June marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Hope Center for Youth and Family Crisiss behavioral health urgent care service in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. On the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, host Bob Martin talks with Ex

May is National Foster Care Month, and on the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast host Bob Martin talks with three KidsPeace associates in the foster care field - about the state of fostering post-pandemic, how mentoring is becoming an important a

On the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, KidsPeace teachers from Georgia, Pennsylvania and Maine reflect on the role education plays in KidsPeaces treatment programming.

In addition to providing kids in crisis therapeutic help, KidsPeace also offers opportunities for real-world training to medical professionals beginning their careers in mental healthcare. In 2024 KidsPeace serves as a clinical rotation site for physicia

April is Autism Awareness Month, and on the latest Conversations podcast Rob Harvey, Director of Intensive Behavioral Health Services, offers his perspectives on the state of autism programming in the post-pandemic period, how the continuum of autism serv

What is a toxic friendship? How can I tell if a friendship is toxic and if it is, what can I do about it? These are questions addressed in a new learning section of KidsPeaces therapeutic support service TeenCentral.com. TeenCentrals Madelyn A

As program manager for KidsPeace Foster Care in Kingston, NY, Jennifer Udvardi-Morris works to connect kids in need with foster families and other services. But shes also taken on a different task lobbying legislators in her state to address the needs