- Services
At KVC, we want every child and adult to be safe & connected to a strong family and a healthy community. We’re proud to be a leader in innovative, effective and compassionate care.
Services Near You
Kansas
Nebraska
We also provide consultation and training through the KVC Institute. Learn more about our software and technology.
- Expertise
The Heart of Our Work
KVC helps health and human service agencies excel at caring for families with the most complex needs through a proven model that improves people’s health, their experience of care, and costs.
Focus Areas
- Overview of KVC’s Expertise
- Keeping Children Safe
- Keeping Families Safely Together
- Right-Sizing Congregate Care in Foster Care
- Preventing & Treating Childhood Trauma
- Suicide Prevention Expertise
- KVC’s Partnership with Sesame Street
- KVC Institute Overview
- Free Parenting Tips & Mental Health eBooks
- Consulting for Managed Care & Primary Health
- Consulting on Child Welfare & Behavioral Health
- Impact
- Events
- Get Involved
Children & Families Need You
Through KVC, you can strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help create a bright future where every person is safe and connected to a strong family and a healthy community. Please join us today!
- About Us
About KVC
KVC Health Systems is a national leader in mental health and child welfare. Our network of local nonprofits are driven by a common mission, vision and values to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help children and adults achieve mental wellness.
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Board of Directors
The KVC Health Systems Board of Directors is made up of business and community leaders who give their time, expertise and other resources to further our mission of helping children and families.
B. Wayne Sims – Co-Chair
Retired; Previous CEO of 35 Years
John Barnes – Co-Chair
Retired; Former President – Sysco Kansas City
Ted Armstrong
Retired; Former CFO – Angelica Corporation
David Ball
President and CEO – Ball’s Food Stores
Patrick Desbois
Executive Vice President, Operations – Garmin
William (Bill) Dunn, Jr.
Retired, J.E. Dunn Construction; Advisor at Campione Interior Services
Peggy Gordin
Retired; Former CNO – St. Louis Children’s Hospital; Sr. Strategy Consultant BJC Healthcare
Jason Hooper
President and CEO – KVC Health Systems
Teresa Markowitz
President and CEO – Case Commons; VP – Annie E. Casey Foundation
Bill Self
Head Basketball Coach – University of Kansas
In 2020, we paid tribute to two long-time KVC Board Members who passed away. Learn more about Mayor Michael Copeland and Dick Bond in this 50th Anniversary Celebration article.