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Uniting Communities Breakfast on the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Engaging with Communities /

The Kempe Foundation’s Uniting Communities breakfast brought together members of the community to discuss the youth mental health crisis in Colorado and across the country with a focus on youth suicide. Our panel of experts facilitated a riveting dialogue on the severity of the moment and solutions for the future. It combined mental health professionals, […]

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Back to School: Addressing the Collective Trauma in Our Classrooms

Advocating for Children /

School is back in session, in-person! Over the past few weeks, many schools across the country have opened their doors to welcome students back into the classroom. This highly anticipated return comes after an incredibly difficult year of grief, loss and isolation for children and families everywhere. Though the pandemic has been stressful for all

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The Kempe Foundation Elects Six New Members to its Board of Directors

News /

The Kempe Foundation is pleased to announce the election of six new members to our Board of Directors. Each of these individuals brings their own unique personal and professional experience that will enhance the board and strengthen our organization. Meet our new board members below! Jason Castro MPAcc, CPA (below) is a Contract Professional at

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Kempe’s Response to the ‘State of Emergency’ for Youth Mental Health

Supporting Experts /

On May 25th, for the first time in its 117-year history, Children’s Hospital Colorado declared a “State of Emergency” for youth mental health. This declaration comes following the release of staggering statistics revealing a 90% increase in youth mental health emergency visits between April 2019 and April 2021. These statistics give us a glimpse into

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The CARE Network Expands its Impact Across Colorado

Supporting Experts /

Since 2020, the Kempe Center’s Child Abuse Response and Evaluation (CARE) Network has undergone substantial growth. The CARE Network engages health care and behavioral health providers – pediatricians, family doctors, school nurses and more – with the best education and training on conducting medical exams and behavioral health assessments to identify signs and risks of

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Medical Experts lead the Child Protection Team

Supporting Experts /

Rashaan Ford, MD – Child Abuse Pediatrician with the Kempe Center’s Child Protection Team  The Foundation sat down with Rashaan Ford, MD to learn about the Kempe Center’s Child Protection Team. Ford serves as a pediatrician on the Child Protection Team, a multidisciplinary group that provides assessment and evaluation for children and families where there

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Letter from CEO Jon Kruljac on Child Abuse Prevention Month

Engaging with Communities /

April represents renewal in many aspects of our lives, but for school age children it means the end of the school year is just around the corner. While we all long for a return to normalcy as vaccinations for COVID-19 increase and larger social gatherings become permissible, the stressors that many children have experienced during

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An Update on Fostering Healthy Futures

Supporting Experts /

  For nearly two decades, Heather Taussig, PhD and her colleagues have produced promising results through the Kempe Center’s Fostering Healthy Futures program. Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is a positive youth development program that employs 1:1 mentoring, and group-based skills training to promote healthy youth development and reduce trauma-related symptoms and behaviors among youths facing

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