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What Does KVC Stand For?

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As a result, we have transformed youth residential centers into Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) and Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs). Diverse perspectives are key to our progress. Learn more about our leadership , direct services , consulting and training , and more!

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Addressing Diversity in PTSD Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Guidance for the Treatment of PTSD in LGBTQ Populations . This resource from the American Psychiatric Association provides expert responses to common questions pertaining to PTSD. . Expert Q&A: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) .

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New KVC Thriving Magazine: Find Out Why KVC Is a Great Place to Work and Read New Success Stories

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But when she came to KVC Hospitals, she received comprehensive medical and psychiatric treatment. KVC Hospitals Kansas City is commemorating 30 years of providing compassionate psychiatric treatment to youth to help them heal. Hope is a 15-year-old girl who experienced depression and tried to end her life in multiple ways. Read it now.

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KVC Health Systems Launches KVC Missouri and Names New President

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Our dream is to continue Eason’s legacy by building diverse community support to rally around children and families. Whether a family needs support in their own home or during out-of-home care, KVC is driven to seek diverse perspectives, work inclusively, bridge gaps, and add capacity to meet needs.”.

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Colorado task force’s solution to stop children from running from residential treatment: Fence ‘em in & lock ‘em up!

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The report notes that these recommendations are not meant to apply to family foster homes not because the idea of fencing a foster home necessarily appalled them, but because of the diverse needs of children and youth in foster home placements and the large volume of foster homes located throughout the state. And then what?

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

Recent social movements such as Black Lives Matter and protests over the murder of George Floyd have brought anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of American consciousness. We can also have a system of checks and balances in place, where peers review our diagnoses or have peer consultation regarding diagnoses.

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what's love got to do with it?

Clinical Philosophy

Therapy may look like something which it makes sense to pay for if it’s dressed up as something technical - as if the patient is merely consulting for the therapist’s skill or knowledge. Consider Maya Abbott, a ‘tall, dark, attractive woman of twenty-eight’ who has spent 9 of the last 10 years in a psychiatric hospital. Nobody visits.