Is It Time to Consider Therapy? A grandmother recently wrote to Ask the Experts: “I have two grandsons, ages 14 and 16. They both are dealing with anxiety and anger…
kpcommunicationsFebruary 25, 2021
KidsPeace Foster Care’s Maria Nicolosi responds to the question: “What can a foster parent or family member do to make the Valentine’s Day holiday special for kids in their care?”…
kpcommunicationsFebruary 2, 2021
As the new year dawned, COVID-19 vaccinations began to be offered to KidsPeace associates – and many of them asked Chief Medical Officer Dr. Matthew Koval why they should get…
Matthew Koval, M.D.January 8, 2021
Ask the Experts at KidsPeace is looking back at some of the most popular posts on KidsPeace’s blog over the past couple of years. In 2018 we asked Chris Ferry,…
kpcommunicationsDecember 18, 2020
The Ask the Experts at KidsPeace blog is looking back at some of our most popular messaging over the past several years. One of the most widely read - and…
kpcommunicationsDecember 9, 2020
The holiday season is the time of year when we look for examples of empathy in action – caring for and about other people. And this year, amid the COVID-19…
kpcommunicationsDecember 3, 2020
The KidsPeace Foster Care office in Merrillville, IN was awarded a 2020 KidsPeace Foundation Healing Award for its efforts to help foster parents create “Lifebooks” for kids in their care. …
kpcommunicationsOctober 29, 2020
Part 1 – Beginning the adventure… Parenting takes a good deal of time and energy. Having a healthy marriage/relationship is important for parenting in general, and even more so for…
Bryan HoffstetterOctober 16, 2020
As the calendar pages flip to October, the weather also starts to shift. For our Ask the Experts at KidsPeace entry this week, we asked Dr. Matthew Koval, Chief Medical…
Matthew Koval, M.D.October 1, 2020
September is National Recovery Month - dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders, and celebrating the people who recover. Ask the Experts at KidsPeace is…
Michelle CallahanSeptember 18, 2020
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – and that brings up a key question: How should we talk about suicide? Ask the Experts posed that question to Jamie Pfister,…
Jamie Pfister, MPHSeptember 11, 2020
It’s back to school time across America, amid unprecedented uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic. For Ask the Experts this month, we asked KidsPeace educators to share advice with parents on…
kpcommunicationsAugust 29, 2020
It’s back to school time across America, amid unprecedented uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic. For Ask the Experts this month, we asked KidsPeace educators to share advice to parents on…
Dr. James McNealeyAugust 14, 2020
It’s back to school time across America, amid unprecedented uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic. For Ask the Experts this month, we asked KidsPeace educators to share advice to parents on…
Chris FerryAugust 14, 2020
It’s sunny and HOT again. There is a slight breeze today and I am incredibly thankful for it. My legs are aching and I think I’m getting a blister on…
Ann McCauleyAugust 7, 2020
““(Stigma) holds us back from accessing the care we need, from asking the questions we need to ask to our care providers, to receiving the support from friends and family…
hopehelphealingJuly 26, 2020
Ask the Experts at KidsPeace continues to spotlight articles from Healing Magazine’s special issue, “Combatting Stigma.” In this entry, Chief Medical Director Dr. Matthew Koval looks at how stigma surrounding…
Matthew Koval, M.D.July 17, 2020
In Ask the Experts at KidsPeace during July 2020, we’re featuring articles from the latest issue of KidsPeace’s Healing Magazine. This week, KidsPeace CEO Mike Slack offers a behind-the-scenes view…
Michael SlackJuly 11, 2020
We asked Dominick DiSalvo, KidsPeace’s corporate director of clinical services, his thoughts on the following question: Given the pressures on young people from the COVID-19 pandemic, what signs should parents…
Dominick DiSalvoJune 26, 2020
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