{"id":143115,"date":"2025-06-14T14:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T18:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143115"},"modified":"2025-06-14T14:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T18:49:18","slug":"kidspeaces-healing-magazine-spring-summer-2025-issue-examines-intersections-of-medical-care-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143115","title":{"rendered":"KidsPeace\u2019s Healing Magazine Spring\/Summer 2025 Issue Examines Intersections of Medical Care and Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (June 10, 2025) <\/strong>&#8211; As the stigma surrounding<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/word-image-143115-2.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-143118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/word-image-143115-2-232x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/word-image-143115-2-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/word-image-143115-2-300x387.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/word-image-143115-2.jpeg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a> mental and behavioral health fades, the field of children\u2019s mental healthcare intersects with traditional medical care in more places than ever before. The Spring\/Summer 2025 issue of KidsPeace\u2019s <strong><em>Healing Magazine <\/em><\/strong>focuses on those intersections and the ways they can improve care on both sides of the equation &#8211; including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A groundbreaking study of <strong>parenting styles among rats <\/strong>indicates that resilience in the face of chronic stress could be tied to <strong>physiological changes prompted by how much nurturing attention a child receives <\/strong>early in their lives.<\/li>\n<li>Practitioners in dentistry and nutrition detail how children\u2019s mental health can be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>affected &#8212; and addressed &#8212; through <strong>better oral health and a healthy diet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An addict in recovery discusses <strong>12 ways exercise provides life-saving \u201cmuscle memory\u201d for those battling substance abuse<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>And a pediatrician explains why she started a podcast dedicated to <strong>making consideration of mental health \u201ca cornerstone and integral part of pediatric practice.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The latest issue of <strong><em>Healing <\/em><\/strong>also features a photo essay of a \u201c<strong>simulation laboratory<\/strong>,\u201d in which newly hired mental health staff can practice the extensive training they receive in direct care operations before entering an actual treatment space. And, just in time for summer, the issue offers parents some practical strategies <strong>to encourage teens to put away screens and reconnect with the outdoors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Twice a year, <strong><em>Healing Magazine <\/em><\/strong>delivers thought-provoking information and perspectives that address issues of importance to children\u2019s professionals, therapists, educators, parents, and others who have an interest in seeing kids grow, thrive and succeed in life. Articles in the latest issue are available for download and sharing at<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healingmagazine.org\/\">www.healingmagazine.org<\/a>, along with a PDF of the print version being delivered to subscribers. (Readers can subscribe FREE to future print versions of <strong><em>Healing<\/em><\/strong>, also at healingmagazine.org.)<\/p>\n<p><em>Since 1882, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Through its comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational services; unique psychiatric hospital and foster care and community-based programs, KidsPeace is dedicated to helping people connect, transform and overcome their challenges to ensure a stable future, transition to adulthood and gain independence. Since its doors opened, more than 300,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For additional resources or more information on how to get involved, become a foster parent or make a donation, please visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidspeace.org\/\"><em>www.kidspeace.org.<\/em><\/a><em> Follow us at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org\"><em>www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org<\/em><\/a><em> or on Twitter @KidsPeace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nRobert Martin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (June 10, 2025) &#8211; As the stigma surrounding mental and behavioral health fades, the field of children\u2019s mental healthcare intersects with traditional medical care in more places &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143115\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">KidsPeace\u2019s Healing Magazine Spring\/Summer 2025 Issue Examines Intersections of Medical Care and Mental Health<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/healilng.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/143116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}