The Year in Review
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The Year in Review Highlights from 2016 Outcomes and Annual Report Spring 2017 our free walk-in assessment service, and three out of four surveyed said the service helped Dear Friend of KidsPeace, them avoid a potential crisis! In 1882, as a smallpox epidemic swept through Speaking of reaching new people, our Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a redesigned fostercare.com website saw a 66% group of civic leaders came increase in visits last year, and we continued together to address the problem to see impressive growth in our social media of suddenly orphaned children. They founded awareness efforts as well. Healing Magazine the Children’s Home of South Bethlehem, an celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2016 with organization created to assist children in need more than 20,000 subscribers, along with many by helping them overcome the barriers they face more readers online. From our Clinical Café in learning, growing, and crafting the best life professional education series, to our involvement they could have. with vocational training for emerging health professionals, to the revitalization of the 135 years later that organization, now called TeenCentral and ParentCentral services, our KidsPeace, still has that purpose at the core of outreach efforts extended our expertise and everything we do, and our efforts in 2016 were caring well beyond the formal parameters of no exception. treatment programs. The Orchard Hills Campus (Pennsylvania) Over our long history, we’ve learned that provides care to children through the KidsPeace success depends on constant improvement Children’s Hospital and Pennsylvania Residential and assessment of performance. In 2016 we programs. Each day the Hospital cared for an expanded the use of satisfaction surveys of average of 83 children, while our residential clients, their families and referring agencies to all programs at the Orchard Hills Campus helped our programs. We also introduced a new Trauma another 181 kids every day. Our Trauma Informed Informed Agency Assessment tool for our foster evidence-based approach to residential care operations. The results show clearly that treatment – especially in the treatment of the efforts of our dedicated associates are adolescents with sexual issues - has marked recognized as making a difference in the lives of us as national leaders in the field, leading to those we serve. our experts presenting to state, national and even international audiences on aspects of our Finally, throughout 2016 we’ve continued to training and treatment programs. consider the future through the development of a new Strategic Plan to guide the organization In Maine, our day treatment education efforts over the next three years. One of its most expanded to a third site, a public school in important aspects is a new mission statement Greenbush, as our Graham Lake residential for KidsPeace – one that reflects the inspiration programs continued to serve kids in need of we share with all those who shaped this specialized treatment. In Georgia, the staff at organization over its incredible history: our Bowdon campus continues to win accolades from regulators and families for the work they do Our mission: To give hope, help and healing to with the growing number of children in the area children, adults and those who love them. needing intensive residential treatment; in 2016 We look forward to working with you to fulfill the we finalized plans for a 20-bed expansion of the promise of that mission for our NEXT 135 years! Georgia program. KidsPeace’s foster care operations saw the Best wishes, number of kids served grow again this past year, due in part to the effects of the national epidemic of opioid abuse. Meanwhile, community and outpatient programs continued to fill an important role in the overall mental William R. Isemann health treatment system in our communities; for example, in Pennsylvania nearly 700 people used President/CEO 2 Table of contents Model of Care ................................................4 Board of Directors .....................................17 Demographics ..............................................5 Board of Associates .................................17 Residential .......................................................6 Professional Presentations ...............18 Foster Care ...................................................10 Accreditations & Associations .......18 Community-Based Services ............. 12 Outreach ..........................................................19 Adult Services .............................................13 Philanthropy ................................................20 Hospital ............................................................14 Proud Supporters of KidsPeace .... 21 Resources and Expenditures ..........16 3 Model of Care Demographics Each year, KidsPeace surveys its clients to gauge how well we met or exceeded their expectations in areas that comprise the foundation of our care-giving philosophy - the KidsPeace Model of Care. The 2016 survey demonstrated that our treatment efforts remain in close alignment with the Model of Care in the opinion of our most important constituency – our clients. KidsPeace believes in: Safety – Safety is a primary need and a fundamental right of Empowerment – Every child has powerful potential. Help for every child. America’s future depends upon emotionally healthy children facing crisis must be available anytime, anywhere. and physically safe children. All Americans — especially teachers, Character – Children learn by making decisions and taking action counselors and children’s group leaders — share responsibility to based upon values. Helping children anticipate and overcome crisis positively nurture, respect and safeguard children. is a moral imperative and a wise investment of resources. Dignity – Every child is unique and has worth and value. Transformation – Children discover strengths through choice, Relationships & Belonging – Children grow in the context of risk, failure, insight and success. Every American has a moral supportive relationships. Kids are helped most by people closest obligation to protect and support children as they discover their to them. Mothers and fathers are the single most powerful support strengths and transform into healthy adults. system for children. The KidsPeace Model of Care is... Aligned: building upon and integrated into the KidsPeace Strength-based: recognizing the strengths and potential of platform statement. youth rather than their deficits and empowering competent Value-driven: describing the goals of our service as the development by children. outcome of our beliefs. Peer-related: developing relationships of the individual Kid-centered: placing children as central to all programs to the peer group, which is crucial to growth toward and participation in organizational life and responsibility. independent and successful living. 2016 Model of Care Survey 4 Source: Model of Care Survey, 2016. Demographics In 2016, KidsPeace provided treatment and help to 12,228 clients across its hospital and residential treatment services, outpatient and community programs, and foster care operations - including 9,583 new admissions. Here’s a demographic breakdown of our client base: 2016 Admissions Level of care 51%-Community Programs 23%-Hospital 10%-Foster Care 8%-Residential 7%-Shelter Care 1%-Juvenile Justice Race 41%-Caucasian 27%-Hispanic 15%-African American 10%-Undisclosed 6%-Bi-Racial 1%-Other Gender 54%: Male 46%: Female KidsPeace received referrals from 32 states and the District of Columbia in 2016. ean •t uIlclik •i aGneao •r gKi nyo •is M • aInryd r•i dInad liaannda oFilso e Yxiocrok •• NOehvioa d•a P e •• MK ell i•n e• wN eMw • Nnneswy aein a• rI a •d aN lYvoanr nteu iwa eevy t•o Wn i•s Wcoenssti nV i•r gWinyiao kia • c• kM Age rlga •e Nrs hininiag m• Win •O Rh y i eDoe o J Vairsg gis c• hioo •c h G• eicw s•t W oPnl d• Mig 6%: 0-5 years •t eNx net ussin eP aar au M • oW t h• eisnl yn 11%: 6-8 years dic ta rm • eW ann l a• crit eow oen Dy sdy nM eo Nk g Vt ois l•v d 15%: 9-11 years nl • a n • mtr aS i n• n F D iai icn no n 21%: 12-14 years • hy snh tg iu Me eo et ai o a as rC rsr rg •f t•h o 29%: 15-17 years a• eo Wi PC R in JN •V l D tae aw ou ha 10%: 18-20 years ai w • t• lsu o • nl a hn kd er e o tmh o M 8%: 21 years in ta et Do lN m eb a i i f •o rU i is c and older •l r e Da l h ta a • a t V is n i Cu s g oC • t d c k a r a i: h x i st ta a c • n ei cl r t S D nT • ea o i o r • o n h g f M r tN r u ie C en •r t i h n of o Ve o a s n e • l D C N u n s e R • a• m a he s t k n a6 a a o i n t b o 1 n n t o i n i t a l a 0 Ue a r o T 2 M • o r f i a s l a a C x C h e t : T r s • o l "I feel this has been a e N r e • r s e a a very good step s f n e e a n t R towards recovery." n n 6 e o 1 T KidsPeace family/agency M 0 2 Source: KidsPeace Admissions data, 2016. 5 Pennsylvania Residential At its Orchard Hills Campus in Orefield, PA, KidsPeace offers a wide range of residential treatment services that feature Trauma Informed evidence-based clinical approaches, Applied Behavior Analysis, recreational/creative therapies, life skill enrichment and education services. In 2016, our Pennsylvania residential treatment programs served 463 clients. We also offer an 88-bed shelter program on our Bethlehem, PA Campus. 2016 PA Residential Client Satisfaction 96% 94% 99% I was allowed I got help in school Respected visits/calls when I needed it my culture 99% 98% 92% Respected my gender Helped me reach Satisfied with and sexual orientation my goals treatment services 2016 PA Residential Family/Agency Satisfaction 95% 94% 93% Safe and secure Treated child/client Respected child's/ with respect client's culture 98% 95% 95% Respected child's/ Involved in treatment Satisfied with client's gender and planning treatment services sexual orientation 2016 PA Residential Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale – Children Decrease in The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale is a validated and widely 60 60 the severity used instrument for measuring levels of symptomatology.