For KEEPS
For KEEPS (Kids Empowered and Embraced through Psychological Services) is
an acute partial-hospitalization short-term-stay program for children ages 5 through
17 who suffer from emotional and behavioral difficulties that affect their ability
to function successfully in their classroom or home environments. For KEEPS
provides individual and group counseling, family therapy and education, academic
instruction, psychopharmacotherapy, discharge planning and referral services, daily
meals, and transportation for eligible patients. The program operates year-round,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and accepts children from school, agency, physician and parental
referrals.