KidsPeace, Lehigh County Partner on Free Walk-In Mental Health Assessments Program kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace, Lehigh County Partner on Free Walk-In Mental Health Assessments Program

KidsPeace and Lehigh County (PA) have announced a new partnership to expand and enhance a key tool for families facing…

Bob MartinFebruary 1, 2023

KidsPeace’s 2022 Year in Review kpnews

KidsPeace’s 2022 Year in Review

A 140th Anniversary commemoration …  taking a mental health break between innings at the local ballpark … a client art…

Bob MartinJanuary 4, 2023

KidsPeace Introduces Yule Log Video For Year-End Appeal kpnews

KidsPeace Introduces Yule Log Video For Year-End Appeal

For many families at this time of year, a crackling fire is the ideal backdrop to holiday festivities.  But not…

Bob MartinDecember 21, 2022

KidsPeace Digital Marketing Efforts Win Awards in National Competition kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace Digital Marketing Efforts Win Awards in National Competition

KidsPeace’s digital marketing communications efforts have been recognized in a national healthcare marketing awards competition. KidsPeace received five Gold Awards…

Bob MartinDecember 20, 2022

Light the Fire of HOPE kpnews

Light the Fire of HOPE

A burning fire inside a raging heart: artwork from a KidsPeace client is the inspiration for the organization’s year-end fundraising…

Bob MartinDecember 7, 2022

KidsPeace GA Pool Project Receives $24,000 Grant kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace GA Pool Project Receives $24,000 Grant

KidsPeace GA Pool Project Receives $24,000 Grant KidsPeace has received a $24,000 grant from the Community Foundation of West Georgia…

Bob MartinNovember 29, 2022

Focus on Self-Care in Latest Healing Magazine kpnews

Focus on Self-Care in Latest Healing Magazine

“Who cares for the caregivers?” That’s an important question for providers of mental and behavioral healthcare services to ponder.  And…

Bob MartinNovember 29, 2022

2022 KidsPeace Associate Achievement Awards kpnews

2022 KidsPeace Associate Achievement Awards

Each year KidsPeace recognizes the outstanding work of its dedicated associates with its Associate Achievement Awards.  Presented in six categories…

Bob MartinNovember 21, 2022

KidsPeace Launches 2022 Angel Tree Holiday Gift Drive kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace Launches 2022 Angel Tree Holiday Gift Drive

The 2022 edition of KidsPeace’s “Angel Tree” holiday gift drive is now underway – with several local organizations participating in…

Bob MartinNovember 18, 2022

KidsPeace Names Dr. Joseph Cox Executive Director of KidsPeace Georgia kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace Names Dr. Joseph Cox Executive Director of KidsPeace Georgia

KidsPeace has named Dr. Joseph Cox to the position of Executive Director of KidsPeace Georgia, its behavioral health residential treatment…

Bob MartinNovember 16, 2022

KidsPeace’s Berks Campus Receives $1 Million in PA State Grant Funding kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace’s Berks Campus Receives $1 Million in PA State Grant Funding

KidsPeace has received $1 million in Pennsylvania state grants for improvements to its campus in Temple, Berks County. The funding…

Bob MartinOctober 31, 2022

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Monica’s Story

A mural artist takes inspiration from the work done at a KidsPeace outpatient clinic, as she creates a welcoming image…

Bob MartinOctober 20, 2022

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George’s Story

After decades in the business world, George found his true calling in helping kids through treatment, as a mental health…

Bob MartinAugust 23, 2022

Painting in the Park to Heal Hearts kpnews

Painting in the Park to Heal Hearts

KidsPeace will hold a special community event in Allentown’s Cedar Beach Park on Saturday, August 13th, to mark the 25th…

Bob MartinAugust 10, 2022

Mural Coming to KidsPeace Clinic in Allentown kpnewsPress Release

Mural Coming to KidsPeace Clinic in Allentown

Amid the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflicts abroad and historic rises in the cost of living at…

Bob MartinJuly 21, 2022

KidsPeace Summer Autism Program Returns for 2022 kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace Summer Autism Program Returns for 2022

Sarah’s Smile, KidsPeace’s summer group therapy program for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders, returns in 2022 - and for the…

Bob MartinJuly 6, 2022

New Chair of KidsPeace National Board of Directors kpnewsPress Release

New Chair of KidsPeace National Board of Directors

Wilson B. (Ben) Garrett of Carrollton, GA has been elected Chair of the KidsPeace National Board of Directors.   Mr.…

Bob MartinJune 30, 2022

“At KidsPeace Love is Free” – An Artist’s Story kpnews

“At KidsPeace Love is Free” – An Artist’s Story

Kayla, a teenager who recently completed treatment in KidsPeace’s residential program in Pennsylvania, is an accomplished artist who created an…

Bob MartinJune 16, 2022

Special Anniversary Issue of Healing Magazine kpnews

Special Anniversary Issue of Healing Magazine

What’s the best way to mark a 140-year anniversary?  For KidsPeace, it’s assembling a chorus of voices explaining what the…

Bob MartinJune 7, 2022

Tragedy in Buffalo – Statement by Michael Slack kpnews

Tragedy in Buffalo – Statement by Michael Slack

The following is a statement issued on Thursday, May 19 to KidsPeace associates and the broader KidsPeace community, by President…

Michael SlackMay 19, 2022

KidsPeace President’s Letter Published in New Yorker kpnews

KidsPeace President’s Letter Published in New Yorker

KidsPeace President and CEO Michael Slack offered an expression of hope about mental health crises facing our nation’s youth, in…

Bob MartinMay 12, 2022

KidsPeace Recognizes State Foster Parents of the Year kpnews

KidsPeace Recognizes State Foster Parents of the Year

In recognition of National Foster Care Awareness Month, KidsPeace foster care offices have named Foster Parents of the Year for…

Bob MartinMay 9, 2022

KidsPeace President/CEO Signs New 5-Year Contract kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace President/CEO Signs New 5-Year Contract

KidsPeace announced that Michael W. Slack has signed a new five-year contract to continue serving as President and CEO of…

Bob MartinMarch 22, 2022

KidsPeace Awarded $1.9 Million PA State Grant kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace Awarded $1.9 Million PA State Grant

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, State Senator Pat Browne and State Representative Gary Day have secured a grant of more than…

Bob MartinDecember 6, 2021

KidsPeace Names Robert Scheffler to New Leadership Role kpnewsPress Release

KidsPeace Names Robert Scheffler to New Leadership Role

KidsPeace has appointed Robert (Bob) Scheffler to the new position of Vice President of Pennsylvania Residential, Education and Hospital Programs.…

Bob MartinNovember 2, 2021