KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE Unlocking Potential, One Child at a Time
One in six children in the U.S. has a brain disorder, disease or injury. That’s more than 12 million kids. At Kennedy Krieger Institute, we’re working to change that, through research, clinical trials and exceptional, interdisciplinary patient care.
PATIENT CARE
COMMUNITY
Evaluation and Treatment
Programs and Resources
We’re focused almost exclusively on diseases and disorders of the brain and spinal cord—everything “neuro.” We also treat diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Each child is matched with a specific care plan, which can include an interdisciplinary care team and a customized treatment plan. We have an inpatient hospital and outpatient centers for both medical treatment and rehabilitation. Our 16-bed Neurobehavioral Unit is one of the only programs in the country treating children with severe behavioral disorders. Our Specialized Transition Program operates as a day hospital, offering children the therapies and medical treatments they need as well as classroom instruction.
Community programs and resources include our Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress, the Interactive Autism Network and Project HEAL. Through our Resource Finder, we help patient families learn more about available resources to help with at-home care, transportation and other needs. Several of our programs offer therapeutic and educational services for at-risk infants and toddlers. The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute focuses on professional training, community service, information dissemination, and research.
791
24,000
PATIENTS SERVED IN FY2017
57% ages 4-14
We offer a wide range of community-oriented programs, projects and services in order to boost the long-term success of individuals with developmental disabilities.
CHILDREN 16% ages 15-20
15% ages 21+
12% ages 0-3
with special needs placed in LOVING foster or respite CARE since 1987
365+ FROM
50
STATES
&
39
COUNTRIES
COMMUNITY TRAININGS
conducted by the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities
398
PATIENTS & FAMILIES RECEIVED LEGAL HELP FROM Project HEAL
(in FY2018)
29
ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS
75+
INTERDISCIPLINARY
PROGRAMS
OUR AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION INCLUDE • Autism spectrum disorders
• Developmental disorders
• Rehabilitation
• Behavioral disorders
• Down syndrome
• Sleep disorders
• Bone disorders
• Feeding disorders
• Spina bifida
• Brain injury and concussion
• Learning disorders
• Cerebral palsy
• Muscular dystrophy
• Spinal cord injury and paralysis
• Communication disorders
• Neurogenetics and rare neurogenetic diseases
RESEARCH AND TRAINING Programs and Studies
• Sturge-Weber syndrome
SPECIAL EDUCATION Schools and Programs
Our scientists are advancing the understanding, treatment and prevention of neurological disorders, diseases and injuries.
We educate highly complex children—in some cases, our students have been unable to receive services anywhere else.
More than 200 active grants fuel current Institute research. Eighty percent of our studies involve human trials, which can help patients who don’t respond to commercially available treatments.
Our school programs include a lower/middle and a high school, two specialized programs for children and teens (up to age 21) with autism (LEAP and a D.C.area school), and classrooms in public schools in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.
We draw on our invaluable academic affiliation with The Johns Hopkins University, which we’ve maintained since 1967. In 2017, we educated more than 900 trainees in 14 disciplines, including special education, public health and neurodevelopment. Here’s a look at what four of our more than 140 faculty and research faculty members are doing today:
Dr. Kathryn Wagner, who directs the Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders, wants to change the ultimately fatal outcome for kids with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Our school interdisciplinary teams include teachers, nurses, specialists and therapists from a variety of fields. This ensures a collaborative approach to our students’ success. Our schools run for 11 months a year and serve a variety of student needs. Some students prepare to return to their home schools, while others work toward a diploma or certificate of completion.
582
180 Lower/Middle School 178 High School
STUDENTS
61 LEAP
Dr. Mark Mahone is developing standardized measures for cognition and motor control to improve screening for neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD. Dr. Eboni Lance’s research interest is in children with sickle cell disease and neurodevelopmental issues, such as ADHD and intellectual and learning disabilities.
SERVED BY OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS
68 D.C.-area school 95 Partnership Programs
(public school partnerships in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties)
97
TEACHERS IN OUR 8 SCHOOL PROGRAMS
(in 2017-2018)
Consulting to public schools in 3 STATES STUDENT REFERRALS
FROM
Dr. S. Ali Fatemi is studying rare genetic diseases at the DNA level. Nailing down a disease to its molecular problem paves the way for precision medicine.
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COUNTRIES
Thirty Years of Growth. Thousands of Children’s Lives Transformed. 1987 Total Patients Served
2017
2,750
Outpatient Appointments Special Education Students Enrolled
21,789
41
Number of Clinical Programs Research Funding
563 82
>$35 million
$17 million
Faculty and Employees Facilities (sq. ft.)
196,641
18
< $1million
Operating Revenue
23,946
127,000
420
$253 million
2,640
958,000
We rely on donors, like you, to continue to fuel our growth and help more children and families in need. Thank you.
We’re happy to show you how you can get involved—won’t you help our kids? To learn more, visit HelpKids.KennedyKrieger.org or call 443-923-7300. Visit KennedyKrieger.org/Connect to get involved and stay connected.
6/2018