New Thriving Magazine: Read Stories of Connection, Community Support & More
The newest issue of KVC Health Systems’ print magazine, Thriving, is now available online here! This Spring/Summer 2025 issue is packed full of stories about people finding the powerful human connection and help needed to break the cycle of adversity; live happy, healthy lives; and create bright futures. Read below for some of the great content you’ll find inside.
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COVER STORY — A Heart for Every Teen: The Stahls’ Foster Care Journey
While teenagers may seem like a tough age group to care for, the truth may surprise you. Foster parents Jonathan and Katie opened their hearts and home to teens and now know that providing guidance and love at this critical life stage is not only impactful but deeply rewarding.
How Positive Childhood Experiences Shape Lifelong Mental Health
Positive childhood experiences are encouraging experiences created by parents and caring adults that build resilience in children and teens.
Read it now in Thriving or read the expanded online article here.
From Risk to Resilience: KVC’s Pathways to Prevention
Prevention efforts today can minimize the need for crisis services tomorrow. Let’s unpack KVC’s perspective on prevention and how protective factors can reduce the impact of outside negativity or adverse consequences.
Read it now in Thriving or read the expanded online article here.
Children’s Mercy + Camber Mental Health Mental Wellness Campus Now Open and Transforming Mental Healthcare in Kansas City
This 72-bed mental wellness campus and inpatient hospital offers trauma-informed services, expanding access to behavioral health resources for children, teens and adults across the region.
Read it now in Thriving or read the expanded online article here.
Media for Kids’ Mental Health: Staff Picks
Discover our recommended media resources to help kids understand and manage their emotions with positive, relatable content.
Read it now in Thriving or read the expanded online article here.
Meramec Ranch: Where Wilderness Meets Healing and Hope
Explore how KVC’s Meramec Ranch uses wilderness therapy to help Missouri’s most vulnerable children heal and find purpose through adventure.
Read it now in Thriving or read more about the Ranch here.
Meet Children Who Need a Forever Family
Meet Children Who Need a Forever Family: Josiah and Skyla, Jada, Thomas and Quinton are each waiting for a loving adoptive family. Learn more about these youth, including their unique personalities, strengths and interests.
Read it now in Thriving or visit the KVC Adoption website (Kansas youth).
Coming Soon: St. Louis Children’s Hospital and KVC Missouri’s New Mental Wellness Campus Serving St. Louis Area
We are excited to move forward with our plans to enhance KVC Missouri’s existing Webster Groves campus to include a new world-class children’s behavioral health hospital.
Read it now in Thriving or stay up to date here.
There are many more stories packed into this issue of Thriving. Check it out today!
You can also visit our news archive to view past issues of our print magazine.
KVC Health Systems is a family of private, nonprofit organizations that strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. The KVC network has over 2,400 employees nationwide across 60 locations in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky, and West Virginia. KVC has positively impacted over 300,000 people’s lives in its 50+ year history of providing heart-centered service. In addition, KVC is proud to have a high Indeed Work Wellbeing score of 82, putting it in the top 1% of employers and demonstrating it is a great place to work. KVC is accredited by The Joint Commission, considered the gold standard in healthcare. Learn more about KVC Health Systems here and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X.
