Despite the fact that over 1.7 million children in the United States are known to have chronic pain and that the cost of treating this pain is almost 20 billion dollars per year, chronic pain remains an invisible and under recognized health problem for kids and teens.
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Chronic pain also often includes a tremendous psychological and social burden; children with ongoing pain regularly miss school, are unable to participate in activities.
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Children with chronic pain have reduced social relationships and as a result, they are three times more likely to have symptoms of anxiety depression and than children without pain.
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Our WhyBowtie Kids was inspired and founded from the heart and passion of Karen Prescod. In the midst of her own struggles and challenges, with chronic pain, she had the vision to create a non-profit to support children who suffer, along with their families.
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Our WhatWe provide social and emotional learning so that children and their families impacted by chronic pain can live an empowered, fully expressed life.
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Our HowWe provide a fun, safe, supportive, and uplifting environment that engages not just the children, but the entire family to create healing for the mind, body, and spirit.
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A Family Perspective on Chronic pain
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Our Purpose
To increase the social and emotional learning capacity of children and families impacted by chronic pain to reduce the levels of anxiety, depression, isolation, poor self-concept, poor self-expression, opioid addiction and rates of suicide through interactive and experiential learning.
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