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KidsPeace Hospital

5300 Kidspeace Drive
Orefield, PA 18069
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About KidsPeace Hospital

KidsPeace Hospital is in Orefield, Pennsylvania. This facility provides inpatient psychiatric services for children and adolescents. This facility is near Trexler Nature Preserve and Lehigh Valley Zoo. Both these spaces are ideal for educational and recreational opportunities for the youth and their families. 

Youth Medication-Assisted Detoxification 

KidsPeace Hospital provides short-term stabilization and medication-assisted detoxification services for those who are struggling with substance-use disorders and behavioral or mental disorders. 

This facility provides intensive treatment models for dealing with youth crisis stabilization and detoxification. Clinicians work on quickly assessing patients, stabilizing them while creating a plan for ongoing care with family members and guardians. 

The care clinicians suggest is individual, group, or family therapy. This is in combination with medication-assisted detoxification and management. These youth services are designed to help achieve long-term goals of recovery and stabilization. 

Kids Hospital with Educational and Recreational Facilities

KidsPeace Hospital is a secure youth hospital on a large campus. The campus provides education and recreational opportunities including classrooms, therapy spaces, and a gymnasium. The large, green property the facility sits on provides recreational spaces for the residents, while providing space for parents and families to visit. 

The hospital and staff work with schools to provide educational courses, so children don’t miss out on their schooling while staying at the facility. One staff member says, “Our goal is to provide a safe, supportive environment where young people can begin to heal from crisis and build hope for the future.”

The center provides ongoing care through outside providers upon client discharge. KidsPeace Hospital works in collaboration with the community so the adolescents can re-incorporate seamlessly and focus on recovery and stabilization. 

KidsPeace accepts Medicaid, CHIP, and other insurance. In the event that families are struggling financially, counselors are available to provide guidance and assistance.

Fact checked and written by:
Maygen Brockway, MTC
Edited by:
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Latest Reviews

Shay Michelle
1 month ago on Google
1
Terrible facility on so many levels. Think long and hard before sending your child here! Truly hope it is shut down sooner than later.
Salina Turnbull
1 month ago on Google
1
I would strongly caution other parents before scheduling with Dr. Lopez at KidsPeace. Our experience was extremely frustrating and unprofessional. From the beginning, he came across as arrogant, immature, and unwilling to listen. While I was trying to explain my son’s current medications, the negative side effects we have been seeing, and our family history with medications that have helped relatives with similar diagnoses and symptoms, he repeatedly cut me off. At one point, he interrupted and said he already knew what medications my son was on instead of actually listening to the concerns I was trying to explain as his parent. He also gave me incorrect information about facility policy regarding counseling providers. I explained that we had always been allowed to choose our own counselor and asked if the policy had recently changed. Instead of clarifying professionally, he responded that he “wasn’t going to argue with me,” even though I was not arguing — I was simply stating our previous experience with the facility. I explained that if the policy truly changed, we would seek counseling elsewhere. He then told me I was clearly upset and irritable. At which point I informed him we would be finding another provider. The conversation became even more unprofessional when he picked up the phone to call his supervisor and abruptly said “okay bye.” Later, staff attempted to apologize and claimed they did not realize my son already had outside services and wraparound support. That was especially frustrating because I had clearly explained that my son has had IBHS services since he was 4 years old and already has a counselor. Had Dr. Lopez actually listened instead of assuming he already knew everything, he would have heard that information. As a parent advocating for a child with mental health needs, being dismissed and talked over is unacceptable. We left feeling unheard, disrespected, and uncomfortable with his level of professionalism and experience.
Chris
1 month ago on Google
3
it wasnt the worst experience, i stayed from may 2nd to may 10th, i will say that i was safe and comfortable, but the staff needs overall work
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Other Forms of Payment

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Treatments

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Staff

Michael Slack

President & CEO

Michael Callan

CFO

Matthew Koval, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Andrew Burke

General Counsel

Ray Culp

Vice President of Programs

Ann McCauley

VP of Development & Communications

Sheila Rulli

Vice President, Human Resources

Bob Scheffler

Vice President of Pennsylvania Residential, Education & Hospital Programs

Contact Information

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5300 Kidspeace Drive
Orefield, PA 18069

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2.46 (197 reviews)
Shay Michelle
1 month ago
1

Terrible facility on so many levels. Think long and hard before sending your child here! Truly hope it is shut down sooner than later.

Salina Turnbull
1 month ago
1

I would strongly caution other parents before scheduling with Dr. Lopez at KidsPeace. Our experience was extremely frustrating and unprofessional. From the beginning, he came across as arrogant, immature, and unwilling to listen. While I was trying to explain my son’s current medications, the negative side effects we have been seeing, and our family history with medications that have helped relatives with similar diagnoses and symptoms, he repeatedly cut me off. At one point, he interrupted and said he already knew what medications my son was on instead of actually listening to the concerns I was trying to explain as his parent. He also gave me incorrect information about facility policy regarding counseling providers. I explained that we had always been allowed to choose our own counselor and asked if the policy had recently changed. Instead of clarifying professionally, he responded that he “wasn’t going to argue with me,” even though I was not arguing — I was simply stating our previous experience with the facility. I explained that if the policy truly changed, we would seek counseling elsewhere. He then told me I was clearly upset and irritable. At which point I informed him we would be finding another provider. The conversation became even more unprofessional when he picked up the phone to call his supervisor and abruptly said “okay bye.” Later, staff attempted to apologize and claimed they did not realize my son already had outside services and wraparound support. That was especially frustrating because I had clearly explained that my son has had IBHS services since he was 4 years old and already has a counselor. Had Dr. Lopez actually listened instead of assuming he already knew everything, he would have heard that information. As a parent advocating for a child with mental health needs, being dismissed and talked over is unacceptable. We left feeling unheard, disrespected, and uncomfortable with his level of professionalism and experience.

Chris
1 month ago
3

it wasnt the worst experience, i stayed from may 2nd to may 10th, i will say that i was safe and comfortable, but the staff needs overall work

Zachary
2 months ago
4

I was there in late 2019 early 2020 pa just looking back now it should've nit been fun but it was i wish they had like logs or something because I remember having so much fun with the people I met and stuff

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