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A Helpful Guide to KVC’s Mental Health and Child Welfare Services in Kansas and Missouri

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If you are wondering what mental health and child welfare services KVC provides and in which areas, this guide is for you! Get ready to learn how you or others can take advantage of KVC’s child and family services. The next subsidiary is KVC Kansas which provides child welfare and mental health services.

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5 Reasons Children Bully and How Parents Can Help

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Perhaps even more importantly, parents hope their own child doesn’t become the aggressor and want to understand the reasons children bully. The bully’s attempts to antagonize another child or person can come from a variety of motives. Words can hurt. Why Do Kids Bully? .

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CBT for Kids: How You Can Improve the Mental Health of Younger Clients

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Anxiety is one of the most common reasons for youth to attend therapy. Studies have shown that kids between seven and 15 years old see great results in terms of anxiety reduction with CBT. But CBT for kids has benefits beyond anxiety disorders. One marker of this is school attendance.

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Office of Research and Scholarship Update – Winter 2022

University of Connecticut

Improving College Outcomes for Foster Care Youth In a study published by the Journal of Public Child Welfare, Assistant Professor of Social Work Nate Okpych investigated how a federal law increasing the foster care age limit might affect postsecondary outcomes for foster care youth.

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New Peripartum Depression Study Shows Gap Between Screening and Outcomes

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On Maternal Health Awareness Day , I would like to bring awareness to the publication of our peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine , “ Improving maternal mental health: Assessing the extent of screening and training about peripartum depression.” What is peripartum depression?

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To Strengthen Children’s Mental Health, KVC Missouri & Great Circle Finalize Agreement to Integrate

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Jason Hooper, President and CEO of KVC Health Systems KVC Missouri is part of KVC Health Systems, a family of nonprofits leading the way in mental health and child welfare. Depression, anxiety, and trauma- and stress-related disorders are increasing. We can truly transform the face of foster care and mental health.”

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Child Abuse Prevention: What Can I Do?

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The appearance of anxiety, depression, aggression, irrational fears, regression (returning to an earlier behavior) and/or withdrawal from participating can all be signs of abuse. Anxieties or fears about leaving school or going somewhere alone with an abuser are likely in abused children. Behavioral changes.