The 2018 version of KidsPeace’s annual holiday “Angel Tree” gift campaign was the most successful to date, thanks to the…
kpcommunicationsFebruary 1, 2019
To mark the Thanksgiving holiday, we asked Chris Ferry, Executive Director of KidsPeace’s Pennsylvania community programs, this question: What can…
kpcommunicationsNovember 21, 2018
The latest issue of KidsPeace’s Healing Magazinefocuses on de-escalation techniques for kids in crisis, along with a variety of thought-provoking…
kpcommunicationsNovember 19, 2018
In recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10, here are some thoughts about the issue: I know what…
kpcommunicationsOctober 11, 2018
In Georgia, famed Nashville songwriter Monty Powell www.montypowell.com recently worked with young people from KidsPeace’s Bowdon Campus to write a…
kpcommunicationsJuly 6, 2018
The news of the deaths by suicide of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade reminds us that the warning signs that…
kpcommunicationsJune 8, 2018
In the next Healing Magazine (published May 30) – a variety of voices on the issue of whether our kids are…
kpcommunicationsMay 29, 2018
This week marks what would have been the 90th birthday of the late Fred Rogers – or as he was…
kpcommunicationsMarch 22, 2018
The Emerging Health Professionals program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute is an intensive, dual-enrollment program designed to give rising…
kpcommunicationsDecember 19, 2017
New perspectives of people on the autism spectrum … therapeutic approaches that hold out hope for families with kids facing…
kpcommunicationsDecember 14, 2017
From airports to movie theaters to playgrounds, efforts are underway to be more welcoming and inclusive to individuals on the…
kpcommunicationsNovember 29, 2017
KidsPeace hosted author and advocate for individuals with autism Ron Suskind for a special presentation at the ArtsQuest Center at…
kpcommunicationsNovember 21, 2017
A family’s love … a breakthrough in communication … and the power of technology to connect with those on the…
kpcommunicationsNovember 14, 2017
Clear Channel Airports needed to thank its clients in a unique way. See how partnering with KidsPeace also helps them…
kpcommunicationsOctober 12, 2017
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. It happens not only in distant nations, but in our very own…
kpcommunicationsOctober 11, 2017
Following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, KidsPeace’s Jodi Whitcomb discussed ways parents can help their kids deal with such…
kpcommunicationsOctober 4, 2017
Yashodahn Wagh (right) discusses his internship work with Mike Callan, KidsPeace Chief Financial Officer, during Lehigh University’s Healthcare Systems Engineering…
kpcommunicationsAugust 17, 2017
It’s graduation time across America, as young people mark the achievement of completion of high school and look forward to…
kpcommunicationsJune 12, 2017
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (May 31, 2017) - Many Americans may associate the term “sex trafficking” with the developing world - but…
kpcommunicationsMay 31, 2017
In the next issue of Healing Magazine, contributor Colette Pressell discusses the stresses and anxiety felt by children who are…
kpcommunicationsMay 23, 2017
In the next Healing Magazine, we look at the issue of domestic sex trafficking, and hear heartbreaking stories of the…
kpcommunicationsMay 17, 2017
In the most recent edition of Healing Magazine, contributor Julie Dees praised the potential of “millennials” - workers born between…
kpcommunicationsMay 10, 2017
13 Reasons Why… (or Why Not) Thespina Godshalk, Director of TeenCentral and a licensed professional counselor, offers her thoughts on the…
kpcommunicationsMay 3, 2017
From the most recent edition of Healing Magazine: Part One of “A Conversation with Dr. Steven Marans,” on community response…
kpcommunicationsMay 1, 2017
Will Isemann, KidsPeace President and CEO, issued the following statement 4/4/2017: “We at KidsPeace are saddened at the news that…
kpcommunicationsApril 4, 2017
The popularity of video games has continued to rise over the years and the technology for games has advanced to…
kpcommunicationsJanuary 31, 2017
In late December, WRFY Y-102 Radio (Reading, PA) interviewed Chris Ferry, Executive Director of PA Community Programs for KidsPeace. Chris…
kpcommunicationsJanuary 30, 2017
All of the top ten Best Children’s Hospitals in America (ranked by U.S. News and World Report) offer Acupuncture treatments,…
kpcommunicationsDecember 16, 2016
In the Middle of a Mission – Tackling the Technology Question for Children and Teens By Jodi S. W. Whitcomb,…
kpcommunicationsNovember 21, 2016
Thespina (Thes) Arcure, M.S., has been named the new Director of TeenCentral and ParentCentral.net. She takes over from founding director…
kpcommunicationsOctober 18, 2016
KidsPeace’s Bob Martin talks with Cheryl Arndt about her presentation at the October Clinical Café on Casting the Net Wide Protection from…
kpcommunicationsOctober 6, 2016
Dear Friends of KidsPeace, I wanted to let you know of some sad news we received over the weekend, that…
kpcommunicationsOctober 4, 2016
Creating a welcoming experience helps to moderate the uncertainty and anxiety that children with autism feel in the chaotic emergency…
kpcommunicationsSeptember 26, 2016
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (September 22, 2016) - KidsPeace announced that it has named Ann M. McCauley to the position of Vice…
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…
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…
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.…
kpcommunicationsJuly 26, 2016
Mental health professionals seeking more effective ways of meeting the needs of transgender clients should start with a vocabulary lesson…
kpcommunicationsJuly 11, 2016
There is a song by Rod Stewart which contains the following lyrics, "I wish that I knew what I know…
kpcommunicationsJuly 1, 2016
UPDATE: Our “Share the New fostercare.com Weekend” effort was a success -- nearly 2,200 visitors to the site in its…
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…
kpcommunicationsJune 3, 2016
Some 50 students were honored at the May 24 event, in front of proud family members and representatives from the…
kpcommunicationsMay 26, 2016
In the spring of 1996, the CEO of KidsPeace welcomed readers to a new publication from the organization this way:…
kpcommunicationsMay 18, 2016
In the next issue of Healing Magazine, we celebrate the publication’s 20th Anniversary by looking back at articles from the…
kpcommunicationsMay 5, 2016
The 20th anniversary issue of Healing Magazine is coming out soon, and one of the issues discussed is “aging out”…
kpcommunicationsMay 4, 2016
Healing Magazine turns 20 this year! In the Anniversary issue, to be published in May, Dr. Matthew Koval highlights an…
kpcommunicationsMay 3, 2016
There are healthy - and not-so-healthy - ways to manage stress. Chris Ferry concludes his series for National Stress Reduction…
kpcommunicationsApril 4, 2016
To mark National Stress Reduction Month, Chris Ferry’s series on stress reduction continues with a good way to understand what…
kpcommunicationsApril 4, 2016
April is National Stress Reduction Month. In the next installment of his series on stress reduction, Chris Ferry talks about…
kpcommunicationsApril 4, 2016
