Significant changes are rocking the foster care system in America. What’s next for foster care and the kids who need it? In this episode of the podcast series “Conversations with KidsPeace,” we mark National Foster Care...
When children with mental or behavioral health issues are put onto multiple psychotropic medications at the same time, there are concerns about long-term effectiveness and side effects. In this conversation, Dr. Ashleigh...
This week marks what would have been the 90th birthday of the late Fred Rogers – or as he was known around the world, Mister Rogers. 2018 is also the 50th anniversary of the premiere of his beloved children’s TV show Mis...
We all know the importance of first aid for physical ailments. Now, a national group is promoting a similar approach to helping folks in mental health or emotional crises. KidsPeace’s Rob Harvey discusses his work as a t...
Are the “Winter Blues” real? In this episode of our podcast series, KidsPeace’s Chris Ferry talks about the origins – physical, and maybe even evolutionary – of feeling depressed and sluggish in the wintertime, and offer...
The Emerging Health Professionals program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute is an intensive, dual-enrollment program designed to give rising high school seniors a head start on college and expose them to a varie...
New perspectives of people on the autism spectrum … therapeutic approaches that hold out hope for families with kids facing behavioral and mental health challenges … and a third-grade classroom that’s giving a new meanin...
From airports to movie theaters to playgrounds, efforts are underway to be more welcoming and inclusive to individuals on the autism spectrum. In the next Healing Magazine, KidsPeace looks at changing perspectives about...
KidsPeace hosted author and advocate for individuals with autism Ron Suskind for a special presentation at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem on Sunday, November 5, to discuss his relationship with his son...
A family’s love … a breakthrough in communication … and the power of technology to connect with those on the autism spectrum. Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Suskind, author of “Life, Animated,” discusses his efforts in develo...
Clear Channel Airports needed to thank its clients in a unique way. See how partnering with KidsPeace also helps them give back to our kids.
Following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, KidsPeace’s Jodi Whitcomb discussed ways parents can help their kids deal with such large-scale traumatic events: When large-scale acts of violence occur, it is difficult for ANY...
This summer, KidsPeace welcomed Lehigh University master’s level intern, Yashodahn Wagh, to our Performance Improvement Department. Yash streamlined the data analysis and visualization of one of our Key Quality Indicato...
It’s graduation time across America, as young people mark the achievement of completion of high school and look forward to the future. It’s particularly special this year for KidsPeace, as we celebrate the difficult jour...
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (May 31, 2017) – Many Americans may associate the term “sex trafficking” with the developing world – but communities around this country are finding the problem is much closer to home. In t...
