KidsPeace announced that its digital marketing and communications efforts have been recognized in a national health care marketing awards competition.

The 2022 Health care Digital Marketing Awards were announced this week, and KidsPeace received five gold awards and one bronze award in the annual competition, which recognizes the best health care websites, digital content, electronic communications, mobile media and social media.

Receiving Gold Award recognition were:

• KidsPeace’s main website - www.kidspeace.org

• The 2021 KidsPeace Annual Report – website version

• The Spring/Summer 2021 digital version of Healing Magazine (featuring the “Games People Play” spotlight section), at www.healingmagazine.org

• The “Voices of KidsPeace at 140” interactive feature from Healing Magazine’s Spring/Summer 2022 edition at www.healingmagazine.org

• The organization’s “Conversations with KidsPeace” podcast series

KidsPeace also received a bronze award for the video that launched its 140th Anniversary celebration in January 2022.

In their announcement of the winners, the HDMAs noted that nearly $1,000 organizations from across the country submitted entries in this year’s competition. A national panel of health care marketers, creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals judged the entries on a variety of factors, including creativity, marketing execution, message impact, technology application and innovation content.

KidsPeace Director of Communications Robert Martin said the organization’s Communications and Creative Services team, which includes Manager of Creative Services Shawn Parker and Web/Video Producer Robbie Allred, is “beyond delighted” at the industry recognition. “We consider ourselves very fortunate to have the opportunity to tell the KidsPeace story in a variety of channels and media. The HDMA honors really recognize the commitment and hard

work of our team in bringing information about KidsPeace to the wide audience in the digital space,” he added.

For 140 years, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Through its comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational

services; unique psychiatric hospital and foster care and community-based programs, KidsPeace is dedicated to helping people connect, transform and overcome their challenges to ensure a stable future, transition to adulthood and gain independence. Since its doors opened, nearly 300,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.

For additional resources or more information on how to get involved, become a foster parent or make a donation, visit www.kidspeace.org. Follow us at www.facebook.com/kidspeace.org or on Twitter @KidsPeace