Parents get a behind-the-scenes look at their daughter’s donated brain tumor cells
Katherine King, known to her more than 30,000 Facebook followers as Katherine the Brave, was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) on June 2,…
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Thank You Notes (Fall 2016)
Ambassadors Bring Pumpkin Fun to Patients Every autumn, Ambassadors for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital partner with Webb Ranch to host a day at the pumpkin…
From Neuroscience to Yoga
A determined psychiatrist puts Stanford science to work for our community’s most vulnerable children. Just down the road from Stanford University is East Palo Alto,…
Listen More. Listen Deeply.
Two years ago, during my sophomore year, I lost a peer to suicide. This was not the first death by suicide at my school, and…
Local Experts Offer Advice and Guidance
As we work in the community to provide education about wellness, depression, and suicide prevention, we hear students raising important issues about mental health. Below…
Shining a Light on Teen Mental Health
Elizabeth Kuriakose contributed to this story. With your support, a brighter future is in sight. When your child gets a fever, you know exactly what…
Your Gift to our Community: Teen Health Van Celebrates 20 Years
In 1996, Seth Ammerman, MD, hit the road in an RV retrofitted to serve as a mobile adolescent health clinic. He was on a quest…
Project Birthday Box Brings the Party to Patients
Check out NBC Bay Area’s coverage of Ember Lin-Sperry’s work to bring birthday joy to patients at our hospital: What are your favorite memories from…
Halloween shopping for a cause
Do you see that number on that check?! Last year you shopped at Spirit Halloween stores with our coupon and helped us raise $85,595 for…
Children’s Health Day: Thank you for 25 years of healing and hope
National Children’s Health Day is October 3. On this day, we raise awareness of the health issues facing children and celebrate all that we have…