Thespina (Thes) Arcure, M.S., has been named the new Director of TeenCentral and ParentCentral.net. She takes over from founding director Julius Licata, who is retiring. A graduate of Moravian College…
kpcommunicationsOctober 18, 2016
Dear Friends of KidsPeace, I wanted to let you know of some sad news we received over the weekend, that our friend and former colleague C.T. O’Donnell passed away Sunday…
kpcommunicationsOctober 4, 2016
Creating a welcoming experience helps to moderate the uncertainty and anxiety that children with autism feel in the chaotic emergency room setting. In Maine, KidsPeace New England is collaborating with…
kpcommunicationsSeptember 26, 2016
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (September 22, 2016) - KidsPeace announced that it has named Ann M. McCauley to the position of Vice President of Development, effective immediately. Ms. McCauley, of Bucks County,…
kpcommunicationsSeptember 22, 2016
KidsPeace’s Bob Martin talks with Heather Evans about her presentation at the September Clinical Café on domestic sex trafficking:
kpcommunicationsSeptember 7, 2016
With another school year starting, parents and children alike are preparing to deal with the inevitable: homework. In the Fall/Winter 2014 edition of Healing Magazine, therapist and school counselor Beth…
kpcommunicationsAugust 25, 2016
It’s Back to School time again! Julius Licata, Ph.D., Director of TeenCentral.Net, offers parents some tips on what to look for as your child returns to school: Does your child…
kpcommunicationsAugust 23, 2016
KidsPeace has named Michael W. Slack as Chief Operating Officer and Matthew Koval, M.D. as Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, effective immediately. “I’m delighted to announce these appointments, because of the high…
kpcommunicationsJuly 26, 2016
Mental health professionals seeking more effective ways of meeting the needs of transgender clients should start with a vocabulary lesson - understanding the terms “sex” and “gender” are not interchangeable.…
kpcommunicationsJuly 11, 2016
There is a song by Rod Stewart which contains the following lyrics, "I wish that I knew what I know now... When I was younger." Let me begin by saying…
kpcommunicationsJuly 1, 2016
UPDATE: Our “Share the New fostercare.com Weekend” effort was a success -- nearly 2,200 visitors to the site in its first weekend, well over our 2,016 goal! Thanks to everybody…
kpcommunicationsJune 7, 2016
KidsPeace has redesigned its popular www.fostercare.com website to improve its performance and make it easier for visitors to get information about becoming a foster parent. Improvements include: A new home…
kpcommunicationsJune 3, 2016
Some 50 students were honored at the May 24 event, in front of proud family members and representatives from the program’s partner organizations. On May 24, KidsPeace joined other partners…
kpcommunicationsMay 26, 2016
In the spring of 1996, the CEO of KidsPeace welcomed readers to a new publication from the organization this way: Join us in conversation. Join us in cooperation to bring…
kpcommunicationsMay 18, 2016
In the next issue of Healing Magazine, we celebrate the publication’s 20th Anniversary by looking back at articles from the very first issue of Healing in 1996 - including one…
kpcommunicationsMay 5, 2016
The 20th anniversary issue of Healing Magazine is coming out soon, and one of the issues discussed is “aging out” of foster care. Here’s a preview...
kpcommunicationsMay 4, 2016
Healing Magazine turns 20 this year! In the Anniversary issue, to be published in May, Dr. Matthew Koval highlights an issue facing residential treatment operations -- Polypharmacy.
kpcommunicationsMay 3, 2016
There are healthy - and not-so-healthy - ways to manage stress. Chris Ferry concludes his series for National Stress Reduction Month by pointing out the difference.
kpcommunicationsApril 4, 2016
To mark National Stress Reduction Month, Chris Ferry’s series on stress reduction continues with a good way to understand what makes you stressed out.
kpcommunicationsApril 4, 2016
April is National Stress Reduction Month. In the next installment of his series on stress reduction, Chris Ferry talks about the physical manifestations of stress.
kpcommunicationsApril 4, 2016
To mark National Stress Reduction Month, KidsPeace’s Chris Ferry offers his thoughts on managing stress in your life.
kpcommunicationsApril 4, 2016
By Denise Card and Bob Martin (Note: A shorter version of this story was featured in KidsPeace’s 2016 Outcomes and Annual Report) A KidsPeace ad seeking therapeutic foster parents prompted…
kpcommunicationsMarch 9, 2016
Kim Checkeye of Truth for Women (center) at the March Clinical Café at the Donley TEC facility on KidsPeace’s Orchard Hills Campus. Kim Checkeye warned the crowd at the March…
kpcommunicationsMarch 4, 2016
The Health Care Council of the Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) has published the area’s latest Community Health Needs Assessment. KidsPeace joined the Lehigh Valley’s major hospital networks, health bureaus of Allentown…
kpcommunicationsMarch 1, 2016
For those attendees who may have wondered why presenter Thespina Arcure chose to discuss ethics in KidsPeace Institute’s first Clinical Café presentation of the year, she had a ready answer:…
kpcommunicationsFebruary 8, 2016
KidsPeace is now accepting referrals for a new preschool program for children with learning and developmental challenges ages 3 to 5, at its Graham Lake Campus in Ellsworth, ME. The…
kpcommunicationsJanuary 19, 2016
“Being a foster parent to a child can be a gift within itself...” Watch KidsPeace Indiana Foster Care program manager Christian Deck and foster parent Porshay Stegall describe the benefits…
kpcommunicationsJanuary 4, 2016
Richard Tisinger thought often about becoming a mentor to young people, but as an attorney in private practice and community leader in Carroll County, Georgia, he “just couldn’t find the…
kpcommunicationsDecember 10, 2015
At the Capital Blue Store in Center Valley, PA, the holidays are definitely “Blue” in 2015. “Blue” is the theme of the second annual KidsPeace Art Exhibit at the store…
kpcommunicationsDecember 9, 2015
Meeting the challenges faced by children in military-connected families is the special focus of the latest issue of Healing Magazine®, published today. Healing Magazine is KidsPeace’s award-winning publication, filled with…
kpcommunicationsNovember 24, 2015
Healing Magazine® has a new digital home – www.healingmagazine.org . The new site offers Web consumers the opportunity to view the digital copy of the latest issue – along with…
kpcommunicationsNovember 23, 2015
This fall, KidsPeace welcomes students in the Emerging Health Professionals program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI) to a series of presentations on career opportunities in mental and behavioral…
kpcommunicationsNovember 18, 2015
Eliminating barriers that keep individuals from receiving appropriate care in a timely manner. That’s the main reason for providing telepsychiatry services at KidsPeace’s outpatient clinics in Pennsylvania, according to Chris…
kpcommunicationsNovember 10, 2015
KidsPeace has named Matthew S. Koval, M.D. to the newly created position of Vice President of Medical Affairs. In this position, Dr. Koval will lead efforts to advance the organization’s…
kpcommunicationsNovember 9, 2015
Explosive growth in the use of heroin is straining the nation’s child welfare systems – especially foster care, according to the Stateline news service operated by the Pew Charitable Trusts.…
kpcommunicationsOctober 27, 2015
Bucksport Chamber members thank KidsGiveBack participants for the sixteen sawhorses provided in time for the town’s annual “Ghostport” festival. At the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust in Orland, Maine, there…
kpcommunicationsOctober 21, 2015
“A Family for ME” initiative seeks more foster and adoptive families for Maine kids KidsPeace and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services have launched an effort to recruit…
kpcommunicationsOctober 5, 2015
The American Academy of Pediatrics is sounding the alarm about lack of access to medical care among the estimated 500,000 kids in foster care in the U.S. According to an…
kpcommunicationsSeptember 30, 2015
A history of suicide (i.e. at least one suicide attempt or gesture). Suicidal threats (i.e. statements such as “I’m going to kill myself”, or “I might as well be dead”).…
kpcommunicationsSeptember 28, 2015
Model these skills and have youth practice them on a regular basis. 1. Help kids learn to express their feelings. 2. Does the youth know how to convey respect, caring, honesty and…
kpcommunicationsJune 19, 2015
I’ve said it dozens of times. “We are all of who we are at work, and more so.” Every life experience; every bit of learning from our earliest recollection; our…
kpcommunicationsJune 16, 2015