Kythe Foundation, a non-stock, non-profit organization based in Manila, supports the "Child Life Program" in the following hospitals: AFP Medical Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, National Children's Hospital, UST Charity Hospital, Philippine Orthopedic Center, Tarlac Provincial Hospital and Davao Medical Center. The "Child Life Program" aims to address the psychosocial needs of pediatric patients and their families particularly those afflicted with chronic illness. The program is designed to help the pediatric patient cope with the stress and anxiety of the hospital experience therefore minimizing psychological trauma. Furthermore, the "Child Life Program" promotes normal growth and development and maintains the child and family's normal living pattern.

The services that the program offers to the pediatric patients and their families accommodated in the pedia ward, surgical pedia ward and Cebu Cancer Institute are:
1. Assessment of the Psychosocial needs of the pediatric patient and their family
2. Age-appropriate planning, intervention and evaluation
     Possible interventions;
     " Education about the illness
     " Preparation for medical procedures (includes medical play)
     " Assistance during medical procedures (teach coping skills)
     " Integrated reading program
     " Therapeutic play either at bedside or at the play area
     " Hospice Care (which includes anticipatory grief counseling)
3. Celebrate life parties

For the out-patient pediatric patients and their families, the following are the services offered at PSH's Out-Patient Department:
1. Reach out and read program - parents will be educated on the value of reading to their children even at a young age.
2. Parent education on the following; nutrition, sanitation, infant massage, etc.
3. Preparation for medical procedures
4. Assistance during medical procedures (teach coping skills and distraction techniques)

What puts premium to the program is the fact that the child is not the only beneficiary but also his/her family, doctors and caregivers. The family members of the pedia patient will be helped with accepting the fate of the child aside from educating them on how to handle different situations. The program also helps the doctors and caregivers understand the child's situation in the child's point of view. With the "Child Life Program" everyone is in a win-win situation. It maximizes the service time of the doctors, nurses and technicians and consequentially lessens tantrums, spitting and hair pulling on the side of the patient.

Perpetual Succour Hospital (PSH) is the FIRST HOSPITAL IN CEBU to carry out this program supported by Pfizer Philippines. Pfizer supports three other Kythe-affiliate hospitals namely: University of Sto. Tomas Charity Hospital, Tarlac Provincial Hospital and Davao Medical Center. Last March 10, 2008 PSH formally entered into an agreement with Kythe Foundation.