How we’re using cutting-edge science to treat trauma

The Kids to Love Foundation and iXpressGenes (iXG) are working together on a scientific process that will revolutionize how psychological trauma is treated.

Under the new agreement, a new test developed by iXG will be used to measure Kids to Love therapy clients ages 18 and older for trauma levels and assess the effectiveness of their
treatment.

When a client comes to Kids to Love for therapy, the iXG test will indicate where their trauma levels are. Kids to Love’s Grant Hill Trauma Team can take those results and develop a
treatment method using all the modalities they specialize in. During treatment, follow-up testing will be able to show therapists the treatment methods each client responds best to.

The goal remains the same: Treat someone who has experienced trauma so they can live a normal life free of personal pain. Now, thanks to the partnership with iXG, therapists will have
real scientific evidence to guide their treatment and make it the most effective and efficient possible.

“The Grant Hill Trauma Team works every day to heal trauma in our clients through a wide variety of methods,” says Lee Marshall, Kids to Love Founder and CEO. “Having a way to
physically see what methods work is going to be a game changer for treating clients who need to overcome trauma that is holding them back. They want to get back to living their lives free of trauma, and this has the potential to get them there faster than ever.”

iXG’s Trauma Autoimmune Indicator™ (TAI) test uses advanced RNA biomarker technology to detect immune and neuro-inflammatory responses linked to PTSD. By analyzing RNA from blood, it identifies inflammation dysregulation, providing an objective, non-invasive method for assessing PTSD risk. This breakthrough screening enables early intervention by detecting trauma-induced diseases before symptoms appear, revolutionizing PTSD detection, prevention, and ongoing treatment. Therapists can use the biomarkers from the TAI™ test to assess how well a client is responding to treatment and individualize their treatment to increase its effectiveness in treating trauma.

“This partnership with Kids to Love is more than a collaboration—it’s a shared mission to bring healing into sharper focus. By combining compassionate care with scientific precision, we’re equipping trauma survivors with the tools to reclaim their future. We’re just getting started, and the hope ahead is extraordinary,” says iXG CEO John Schmitt.

The program will launch in June for clients ages 18 and older.

The Kids to Love Foundation launched the Grant Hill Trauma Team in 2023. Team members are licensed therapists who specialize in a wide range of services, including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting, and Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy.

The Mark C. Smith Mental Wellness Center, a new state-of-the-art mental wellness facility, is currently under construction next to the Kids to Love Center at 140 Castle Drive in Madison. The center is licensed under the Alabama Department of Mental Health. The facility will provide rooms for therapy as well as office space for the Grant Hill Trauma Team.

iXG is transforming mental health care with cutting-edge biomarker technology designed for both early detection and continuous monitoring of trauma-related diseases, including PTSD. Unlike a one-time solution, iXG provides mental health professionals with an objective diagnostic aid, helping track the underlying physiology and impacting mental health over time through a simple blood test. This gives providers deeper insights into patients’ progress, enabling more informed, personalized treatment decisions. Designed for veterans, first
responders, and all survivors of trauma, iXG enhances diagnosis and long-term care management confidence.