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Season 2Episode 21December 10, 2020

Centering Survivors in the Law, Criminal Justice Crystal Ball, Part 3, with Nelson Bunn

Nelson Bunn joins us in a look at statute of limitation (SOL) reform: While it’s good news that many states have reformed SOL laws for victims of child sexual abuse,

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Season 2Episode 20November 19, 2020

What’s Past Is Prologue: Criminal Justice Crystal Ball Series, Part 2, with Brad Russ

What can we learn from past criminal justice reforms, and how might partnerships between police, multidisciplinary team members, and Children’s Advocacy Centers provide a path forward for our communities?

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Season 2Episode 19November 5, 2020

The Future of Prosecution, Criminal Justice Crystal Ball Series, Part 1, with Nelson Bunn

In the midst of a national debate about criminal justice reform, what’s the role of the prosecutor and how do we transform the system while still centering victims?

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Season 2Episode 18October 8, 2020

Is Abuse Contagious? – with Dr. Dyann Daley

Dr. Dyann Daley takes a public health perspective on preventing child abuse and shows us how to find “hot spots” where prevention resources and services are needed most.

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Season 2Episode 17September 10, 2020

Can a Pandemic Have a Silver Lining? with Dr. Danielle Roubinov

COVID-19 has upended our world, but Dr. Danielle Roubinov of the University of California says it has also forced researchers to innovate in ways that could help kids and families

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Season 2Episode 16August 20, 2020

The Meaning of Healing for Black Kids and Families, with Dr. Isha Metzger

Dr. Isha Metzger noticed that the gold-standard treatment for children delivered at Children’s Advocacy Centers wasn’t working for her clients and came up with a brand-new adaptation to serve Black

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Season 2Episode 15August 6, 2020

Best of the Best: Greater Than the Sum—Multiple Adversities in Children’s Lives, with Dr. Sherry Hamby

In this rebroadcast of a popular episode, adversity and even violence are common in children’s lives. So how do we help kids thrive?

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Season 2Episode 14July 17, 2020

Best of the Best: The Hidden Cost of Resilience, with Ernestine Briggs-King, Ph.D.

In this rebroadcast of a popular episode, resilience is good, but research shows all may not be well with kids who look like they’re doing just fine.

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Season 2Episode 13July 2, 2020

Best of the Best: The Bystander Effect, with Dr. Wendy Walsh

In this rebroadcast of a popular episode, When schools shut down during the pandemic, one consequence was kids isolated at home, making it more important for all of us to

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Season 2Episode 12June 11, 2020

We’re Not All Having the Same Pandemic, with Rabah Kamal and Dr. Carole Campbell Swiecicki

Rabah Kamal from Kaiser Family Foundation offers insights into the impact of the pandemic on mental health, and Carole Campbell Swiecicki from Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center gives us the

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