Skip to main content

KVC Health Systems

Posts Tagged ‘change in mind’

Brain Science-Infused Policies Achieve Healthier Outcomes for Children and Families

Brain Science - Change In Mind KVC Health Systems - neuroscience Alliance for Strong Families and Communities toxic stress healthy brain development

A new policy released by the Alliance’s Change in Mind cohort identifies how healthy brain development of children and youth leads to a thriving and prosperous society.

Read More

KVC Health Systems Releases 2016 Annual Report and Honors Alliance CEO Susan Dreyfus

2016 KVC Annual Celebration on Oct. 19

At Annual Celebration, KVC Health Systems marks a record year of helping children, adults and families.

Read More

Children May Not Remember Trauma, But Their Bodies Do

Resilience film: children may not remember trauma, but their body does

The latest neuroscience tells us that trauma affects a child’s developing brain and impacts his or her behavior, biological development and even later-life health.

Read More

Spring 2016 “KVC Matters” Newsletter Now Available

2016 KVC Spring Newsletter online now

Read the latest stories of how KVC is helping children and families across the U.S.

Read More

Addiction Is Not A Moral Failure… It’s a Brain Disorder

Dr. Nora Volkow, neuroscientist and Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Addiction has been widely viewed as the result of poor self-control and personal behavioral choices. In this TEDMED talk, Dr. Volkow discusses how images of the human brain provide insight into the role of the chemical dopamine.

Read More

The Brain Can Change… And That Changes Everything

KVC Health Systems neuroscience initiative Change in Mind Alliance for Strong Families and Communities child family development health wellness child welfare behavioral healthcare mental health toxic stress adverse childhood experiences ACE study alberta family wellness robert wood johnson foundation palix foundation harvard center for the developing child

KVC is expanding its neuroscience initiative. That includes developing new hands-on brain development tools for professionals and families and sharing information to influence policymaking.

Read More

How Brain Science is Changing Government Policy in America

An executive order signed by President Obama encourages the federal government to design its policies and programs around behavioral science insights.

Read More