Affirming a person’s gender identity, sexuality, pronouns, and humanity are life-saving actions. According to data from the Trevor Project, LGBTQIA+ youth with access to at least one affirming space were 35% less likely to report a...
There is a critical shortage of behavioral mental health professionals throughout the country, and kids in need of trauma counseling are feeling the impact of this shortage most acutely. The need for counseling services has...
Pandemic parenting is unlike regular parenting. We are hearing from many families about how hard it is to be isolated together, now that we are almost two months into quarantine. There continues to be grief...
In our 97-year-history, each year at ReadyKids has been full of defining moments. 2018 is no exception. As we continue our day-to-day work with children and those who care for them, we also reflect on...
In the last two years, the ReadyKids Teen Counseling Program has seen an increase in participants who identify as transgender. Someone who is transgender has a sense of personal identity and gender that does not...
ReadyKids Teen Counselors, Jordan Leahy and Dee Keller. They ran away from home. The Virginia State Police reports that 74 juveniles were arrested within the city of Charlottesville during 2015 for running away from home. The word...