By Jeff Carr, CEO, Albertina Kerr The events of the last three weeks have been a vivid reminder of the challenge we face in our communities and in our country to ensure the dignity of every person. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard...

Life can throw us curve balls. While 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime—according to the National Institute of Mental Health—everyone faces challenges that can impact their mental well-being. For many people, the uncertainties...

Kendall King, R.N., and her colleagues who work in Albertina Kerr’s Crisis Psychiatric Care (Subacute) facility for children and teens are battling COVID-19 in a very different way than the average hospital worker. “Right now, the incidence of suicide and domestic...

“Welcome to Angela Academy,” Angela Vittori announces to the three teenage girls in the Kerr group home she manages for youth experiencing intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). “If we have to stay home and do school work, let’s make it fun,” she...

For residents in Albertina Kerr’s 54 group homes, the COVID-19 situation is creating a mix of complicated and new emotions. "The brain wiring for children, teens, and adults experiencing an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) makes it difficult for them to...

Kari Goldstein, R.N., and her sister, Shayna Goldstein (right). Shayna sewed face masks for each of the doctors and nurses at Kerr’s Children's Crisis Psychiatric Care Facility. She is also donating 5% of the proceeds from her Etsy shop to Albertina Kerr. As the Nurse...

All of us at Albertina Kerr hope you and your loved ones are safe. Due to the health risks presented by COVID-19, we are postponing our fundraising event—Rip City Race for the Roses—slated to take place Sunday, April 26. We are researching alternatives, including the...