U.S. News & World Report Names Kennedy Krieger Institute Among Best Children's Hospitals for Second Year in a Row

The award recognizes the Institute and Johns Hopkins Children’s Center for their joint program in Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health.

Kennedy Krieger Announces Opportunity for Artists to Make an Impact For Patients and Students with Disabilities

‘KaleidoHOPE’ initiative seeks hopeful, vibrant works in a variety of media to foster a creative and healing environment.

Seamus: Kennedy Krieger’s Thumb War Champion

Seamus’ three-and-a-half month in-patient stay at Kennedy Krieger Institute was marked with hard work, measurable progress and thumb war domination.

NIH Awards Kennedy Krieger $6.25 Million to Launch National Center Transforming Rehabilitation Care

Precision rehabilitation across the lifespan center will pioneer approaches for patients of all ages.

Kennedy Krieger Is Innovating for Its Patients

Since its founding in June 2005, the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) has been a shining example of ingenuity and a beacon of hope for individuals living with paralysis.

Watch: Maryland Guide for Families and Children with Disabilities

We know that raising a child with a disability comes with unique challenges—and you shouldn’t have to navigate them alone. That’s why we’re excited to present this special webinar introducing the Maryland Guide for Families and Children with Disabilities, created by Kennedy Krieger Institute with support from the Maryland Behavioral Health Administration.

Building Brains Through Connection: How Social Interaction Shapes Emotional Intelligence in Children

Join Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute and his guests Drs. Maya Opendak and Tomomi Karigo as they discuss the development of our brains’ neural systems for social and emotional behavior, and the factors that can interrupt that development.

Kennedy Krieger Is Meeting Students’ Needs

Where do you turn when all you want is a place that sees your child the way you do—as capable, worthy, and full of promise? For many families, the answer has been Kennedy Krieger’s School Programs. These specialized schools serving publicly funded students with intellectual and developmental disabilities offer a pathway to truly individualized education. Importantly, they also offer hope.

Kennedy Krieger Is Providing Life-Changing Inpatient Specialty Care

No one expects their child to need intensive neurorehabilitation. But when the unimaginable happens—a brain hemorrhage, a spinal cord injury, a life-altering cancer diagnosis—families are thrust into a world they never anticipated. That’s when they find us.