Kidstlc Inc.

“The process for reviewing this irs form 990 by the board of directors included: a) the 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm. Kidstlc's chief financial officer and chief executive officer review and approve a draft of the irs form 990. B) each director receives a copy of the approved draft irs form 990, along with a document, guidance for board review of form 990, provided by the organization's cpa firm, which directs them to significant reported data for their evaluation. C) directors respond with their questions and comments, which are considered and responded to prior to the final completion of the irs form 990. D) upon completion, the return is signed and submitted by the chief financial officer.”

“Kidstlc, inc. Monitors and enforces compliance with the policy that officers, board members, and key employees disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts in the following manner: a) kidstlc requires that disclosures must be submitted to the executive committee on an annual basis by january 1 of each year. Board members and management staff are also requested to revise such conflict of interest disclosure documents as possible conflicts develop during the interim period between disclosure dates. B) according to the policy, failure to disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest are addressed individually with the covered persons. After allegations of failure to disclose are responded to and further investigation is conducted, appropriate disciplinary and/or corrective action is taken.”

“Kidstlc, inc. Determines the compensation for the ceo and other officers and key employees of the organization as follows: a) the executive committee of the board of directors of kidstlc, inc. Is provided with comparable salary data from both national and regional resources pertaining to the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer. B) the executive committee determines the compensation package for each position for the upcoming fiscal year. C) for the position of chief executive officer (ceo), the committee drafts an employment contract, which is presented to the ceo. The agreement becomes effective with the signing of the contract by the board chair and the ceo. D) for the other officers, any salary increases are awarded in accordance with kidstlc's standard merit increase procedures fo all employees.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Kidstlc provides a structured group therapy program designed for children, ages 6 through 18, who exhibit psychiatric symptoms and significant impairment in day-to-day educational, social and interpersonal functioning. This unique program offers a much-needed intermediate level of care, serving as a bridge between inpatient hospitalization or prtf and a traditional office outpatient setting. The program incorporates a variety of curricular goals, including practicing healthy communication, helping develop coping skills, distress tolerance, dbt techniques, and therapeutic games. Phoenix connections exists to offer the critical support youth and families need in order for youth to remain in, or successfully transition back into the community. Kidstlc began offering iop services in 2015.”

“The kidstlc psychiatric residential treatment facility (prtf) is a trauma-infused, attachment-focused center that provides 24/7 care for distressed children aged 5-18 and commensurate treatment for their families. The treatment philosophy is based on dyadic developmental psychotherapy, which is a highly relational model of care that provides an emotionally and physically safe environment in which complexly traumatized children and adolescents can begin to form attachments with safe and emotionally regulated adults. Family therapy is a key component of the treatment protocol where parents and/or adult care-givers are required to participate. Additionally, kidstlc provides a parent support group that parents are highly encouraged to attend. Individual and group therapy for the children is provided with the target of stabilizing them in order to help them return to the community from which they were referred. 181 individuals were served during the tax year for 20,433 days of care.”

“The outpatient behavioral health program at kidstlc supports the organization's mission by providing innovative and responsive mental health services in order to transform and enhance the quality of life for kids, families and our community. The outpatient behavioral health program offers an integrated seamless service delivery model provided by our multi-disciplinary team made up of board certified child & adolescent psychiatrists, advanced practice registered nurses, licensed mental health professionals, clinical psychologists and supportive staff. Outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents and their families aims to positively increase overall functioning across multiple settings in home, school and community by offering the following: individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, medication evaluations, medication management & monitoring, intensive outpatient substance abuse programming, dialectical behavioral therapy (dbt) program, school based mental health services and telemedicine to rural communities. Our program not only fills a service gap that often times results in tragic consequences, it is also unique in the metropolitan area in providing state-of-the-art trauma and attachment therapies by trained and experienced specialists to a range of individuals and families from fully insured to uninsured. Kidstlc outpatient behavioral health program is committed to learning each individual's issues and working toward optimum well-being. In a comfortable, safe and supportive atmosphere, we offer highly personalized approaches tailored to each client's individual needs in order to attain the personal growth they desire. During the year, 1,247 children and families were served a total of 7,830 sessions.”

“The kidstlc autism program provides applied behavior analysis (aba), speech and language and occupational therapy as well as social learning after school groups and summer camps. We are able to provide aba services in the center, in-home or in the community depending on the child's needs. Because we have a diverse knowledge base within our clinical team, we are able to develop individualized programming for children who are at the beginning of their learning "careers", for the most sophisticated learner and everything in between. Parent training is a vital component of our program. Parents are involved in their child's services by participating in direct training or through observation of their child in the clinic, home or community during their therapy sessions. 38 children were served for a total of 29,900 treatment hours.”

“Kidstlc's street outreach services (sos) is a mobile, community based program providing education, social intervention, and prevention services to youth ages 12-21 who have been forced out of their homes, are couch surfing, thinking about leaving home, experiencing homelessness as a part of a family, or living on the streets. Through a targeted program of education, basic needs, crisis intervention over the phone through its 24-hour crisis hotline, case management, access to medical and behavioral health care, and guaranteed access to shelter, kidstlc's sos program offers the critical support that moves vulnerable youth out of harm's way and into a life of independence. Sos uses a four-step crisis intervention model and provides intervention services tailored to the needs of the individual, which includes utilizing trauma-informed care and harm reduction to target specific, risky behavior by youth. The primary service areas for sos include johnson county, kansas and its urban neighbors, wyandotte county, kansas and jackson county, missouri. The program's secondary service area includes rural neighbors miami and franklin counties in kansas. It should be noted that sos is the only homeless outreach program of its kind aimed at serving youth in johnson county. The ultimate goal of the sos program is to keep youth safe, help them leave the streets and get into stable housing, and ultimately, to prevent sexual abuse and/or exploitation of young people living on the streets or in unsafe housing. 147 new clients were added to our existing client base with a total of 355 youth served. Chaplaincy services of kidstlc works in tandem with our clinical and medical treatment teams to provide necessary wrap-around care for our clients. Much has been written in recent years regarding spiritual care and its enhancement of mental and physical treatment. It is believed that if spiritual struggles or distress created by something in one's belief system, their spiritual practice or experience is not identified and properly addressed, it very well may have an adverse effect on one's treatment and overall health. This includes but is not limited to chapel services, one-on-one conversations with the chaplain, distribution of religious/spiritual materials, connecting clients with leaders of their chosen faith/spiritual tradition or visiting families during times of crisis. Additionally, care is extended to the staff of kidstlc. Spiritual care, comfort and support are delivered through means as noted above as well as hospital visits to staff members and their families, attending or officiating funerals and weddings. A healthier staff translates into better care which translates into better outcomes for our clients and their families. Additionally, chaplaincy services is intentional in building relationships of reciprocity with local faith communities. In other words, faith communities are provided opportunities by which to volunteer and serve residents of kidstlc while also being informed of the residential and outpatient services kidstlc has to offer to their congregants.”

“Change in beneficial interest in tlc charities foundation ($126,920)”