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KVC Health Systems’ Jason Hooper Named a 2015 NextGen Leader by KC Business Journal

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Jason Hooper, newly-named President of KVC Health Systems, has another new title: the Kansas City Business Journal has recognized him a 2015 NextGen Leader.

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KVC Health Systems, NYU and Annie E. Casey Foundation Help States Train Foster Parents on Childhood Trauma

For many child welfare professionals, relatives and foster parents, knowing how to help children heal from the damaging effects of childhood traumatic stress has been unclear… until now.

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Addiction: Everything You Think You Know About It Is Wrong

The likely cause of addiction has been discovered and it’s not what you think. Johann Hari’s TEDTalk lands on a factor which is also key to KVC’s Safe & Connected practice model.

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KVC Health Systems and KVC Hospitals Announce New Top Leaders

Jason Hooper is the new President of KVC Health Systems and Ryan Speier has been named President of KVC Hospitals.

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KVC Institute Opens with Vision to Transform Child & Family Wellbeing in U.S. and Abroad

On May 22, 2015, KVC Health Systems will celebrate the opening of the new KVC Institute in Olathe, Kansas.

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Initiative Aims to Transform Closing Naval Base into Career College for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

If the proposal comes to fruition, the ensuing Sugar Grove College could become a new national model for how to help a vulnerable population while saving and creating jobs.

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Kansas City Business Community Rallies to Help Children in Foster Care at KVC Gala

KVC Health Systems will host The Gala on Fire on Friday, November 21 at the Historic Firestone Building in downtown Kansas City, Mo. to benefit more than 3,100 local children in foster care and their families that are served by KVC every day throughout the year.

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KVC Honors Washington, D.C. Child Welfare Agency at 2014 Annual Meeting

KVC Health Systems presented its 44th Hero Award to the Washington, D.C. Child and Family Services Agency led by Director Brenda Donald at its 2014 Annual Meeting on October 16. A partnership with KVC has helped the agency dramatically improve outcomes for children and families.

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KVC Health Systems Drives Dramatic Improvements in D.C. Child Welfare System

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KVC’s consulting to Washington, D.C.’s child welfare agency resulted in 47% fewer children removed from their homes each month and children spending significantly less time in foster care.

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