Elke Hansen

Elke Hansen is Vice President of Residential Treatment for KVC Missouri. In this role, she oversees psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) for youth in Springfield and Columbia, as well as qualified residential treatment programs (QRTPs) in Kansas City and St. James.

Elke Hansen brings with her a variety of work and life experiences that have formed her passion for working with children, youth, families, and communities. Her work is driven by a desire to improve the systems she is a part of, so those systems can become more equitable and helpful for those they are supposed to serve. The focus of such systems work has been within child welfare and residential treatment settings.