Conversations with KidsPeace

The next “Conversations” podcast discusses a program from a local hospital network that seeks to care for the physical and mental health needs of members of our community who are our “street neighbors.” Bob Martin hosts.  More information about the Street Medicine initiative can be found at https://www.lvhn.org/community-health/street-medicine-program

On the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, host Bob Martin talks with Dr. Caron Farrell, the new Vice President of Medical Affairs at KidsPeace Hospital, about her philosophy of care and how an interdisciplinary approach can lead to better results for the kids treated at the Hospital.

For the past year, kids in KidsPeace’s autism programs in the Lehigh Valley have had a place to play designed for their particular needs.  On the latest episode of the Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, host Bob Martin tours the playground with program manager Alexis Harvey to learn what makes it a special experience for our clients.

On the latest episode of Conversations with KidsPeace, a teacher shares what she WISHES parents would know about their kids heading Back to School. Bob Martin hosts. To subscribe to the podcast, go to iTunes or Google Play and search “Conversations with KidsPeace.” Also check out our YouTube channel for more content.

The latest installment of the Conversations with KidsPeace podcast examines how the organization is dealing with a tight labor market for skilled healthcare professionals. Bob Martin hosts. To subscribe to the podcast, go to iTunes or Google Play and search “Conversations with KidsPeace.” Also check out our YouTube channel for more content.

The Spring/Summer issue of Healing Magazine Is now available and on the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, host Bob Martin talks with two of the magazine’s contributors – discussing KidsPeace’s 40 years of foster care services, and a new approach to treating addiction and underlying mental health issues as the same time. To subscribe to the podcast, go to iTunes or Google Play and search...

In time for Mother’s Day, the Conversations with KidsPeace podcast brings you a story of one woman’s struggle with a child in mental health crisis, and how she and her family found the help they needed through KidsPeace’s outpatient programs. Guest host Dr. Ashleigh Anderson talks with Gosia Sutliffe about navigating the health care system to find the right path for her child and her family. To su...

For the first time in over a decade, a new individual is in the top management position at KidsPeace. New Interim President and CEO Michael Slack discusses his career and vision for the organization on the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast. Bob Martin hosts. To subscribe to the podcast, go to iTunes or Google Play and search “Conversations with KidsPeace.” Also check out our YouTube chan...

KidsPeace offices in Pennsylvania have a way to help families struggling with the mystery of whether (or how) to seek help for kids in crisis … and all you have to do is walk right in.  In the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, therapist Sara Kahler explains the free walk-in assessment program.  Bob Martin hosts.

It may be the single biggest barrier to seeking help for many suffering from a mental health condition – the stigma society associates with mental illness.  In our podcast series, host Bob Martin talks with author Michael Schlossberg and Dr. Matthew Koval as they take on the issue of stigma from personal, medical and societal perspectives – including: How a depression emerged for one of the guests...

(PLEASE NOTE: The audio of this episode’s discussion has been edited for privacy needs.) Mental health professionals, along with many families and individuals, are dealing with the implications of gender diversity, as society moves from a binary view of gender to multiple gender models.  On this Conversations podcast, therapist Jonna Finocchio and psychiatrist Ashleigh Anderson discuss the changes...

It’s holiday time on the “Conversations with KidsPeace” podcast – actually, it’s holiday stress that guests Adrienne Pauling and Michelle Callahan discuss with host Bob Martin.  They offer tips on navigating money concerns, grief, family conflicts and overscheduling – as well as a foolproof way to clean up a broken glass at your holiday get-together! To subscribe to the podcast, go to iTunes or Go...

On the Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, we look at the latest issue of Healing Magazine and its focus on de-escalation of kids in crisis.  We talk with the head of an organization promoting a comprehensive strategy for defusing situations quickly and effectively.  We also discuss what therapists and professionals need to keep in mind when counseling populations at risk for suicide amid a wave...

On the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, the two foster parents behind the “Foster Talk” feature on fostercare.com talk about how they hope the blog series can provide guidance to both foster parents and those considering fostering. Bob Martin hosts. To subscribe to the podcast, go to iTunes or Google Play and search “Conversations with KidsPeace.”  Also check out our YouTube channel fo...

On our podcast, we invite you to meet an Indiana foster teen and hear her insights about how she grew from a troubled child into a college student and scholarship recipient. Introducing the remarkable Daysha Copeland, on the latest episode of “Conversations with KidsPeace.”  Bob Martin hosts. To subscribe to the podcast, go to iTunes or Google Play and search “Conversations with KidsPeace.” Also c...

It’s that time of year again – families are starting to get ready for summer to end and school to begin. On the latest episode of the Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, we talk with Adrienne Pauling and Michelle Callahan from KidsPeace’s Pennsylvania community programs on what parents can do to help their kids better manage the transition back to school.  Bob Martin hosts. To subscribe to the p...

In times of crisis or disaster, we rely on the courage and skill of first responders to help those affected.  But what about the well-being of those individuals? Who helps the helpers cope with the stress and emotions they feel as a result of their work? On the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, we talk about KidsPeace’s Critical Incident Response Team - a program that can provide needed...

Sex trafficking of children isn’t a problem just in other countries – it’s happening in America as well, and communities need to bring resources from multiple sources together to combat it. On the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, we discuss the work that’s being done in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley community to address the commercial sexual exploitation of children, and the role KidsPe...

On the Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, a special episode focused on the new issue of KidsPeace’s Healing Magazine and the topic of excessive social media and Internet use among children.  Hear from three experts who authored articles in the magazine’s special section “Getting Lost in TechnoReality”– sharing their thoughts on how serious a problem excessive screen use is and what parents can...

One of the heart-breaking aspects of America’s opioid epidemic is its impact on foster care – especially when it comes to babies whose mothers used the drugs during pregnancy. In one Pennsylvania community, KidsPeace Foster Care is working to bring answers and hope to foster parents and healthcare workers caring for opioid-impacted infants.  On this episode of our podcast series, learn more about...

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 Month in May by hearing from KidsPeace foster care specialists Bryan Hoffstetter and Rebecca Cade on the challenges they face, how traditional foster care may become a thing of th...

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 Anderson discusses this issue of polypharmacy and how KidsPeace works to minimize it in its residential programs, and offers some advice to parents concerned about managing the me...

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 trainer for Mental Health First Aid – what it is, and who should consider getting trained in it. Bob Martin hosts. Click below to listen to the podcast. You can subscribe to the Con...

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 offers some simple tips on how to counteract the winter blues – as well as a great “life hack” inspirational quote. Bob Martin hosts. Click below to listen to the podcast. For comments...