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Season 4Episode 19November 4, 2022

In Bad Faith: When Clergy Abuse, with Anna Segura-Montagut, Ph.D.

For survivors who were sexually abused as a child by a member of the clergy, what affect does that have on their faith in God and their sense of resilience?

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Season 4Episode 18October 20, 2022

Why Aren’t More Child Sexual Abuse Cases Prosecuted?, with Stephanie Block, Ph.D.

Most child sexual abuse cases don’t get prosecuted—why not, and what more could we do to support children and families?

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Season 4Episode 17October 7, 2022

Building a Smaller, Fairer, and Better Child Welfare System, with Christine James-Brown

Child protective services has become the system of last resort for families failed by every other system. Now, what are we going to do about it?

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Season 4Episode 15September 8, 2022

Best of the Best: Faith, Trauma, and the Problem of Evil, with Victor Vieth

How should we handle it when abused children have spiritual questions? How do we help child protection professionals wrestling with the trauma they witness and its impact on their own

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Season 4Episode 10June 10, 2022

The Limits of ACEs, with Dr. Ernestine Briggs-King and Dr. Jonathan Purtle

Decades after the original Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study, does this tool tell the complete story?

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Season 4Episode 9May 26, 2022

Collateral Damage: Kids and the Internet Privacy Wars, with Justin Fitzsimmons

Justin Fitzsimmons, associate vice president at the National White Collar Crime Center, joins us to raise the alarm about the way in which technology companies, social media outlets, and online

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Season 4Episode 8May 12, 2022

The Fear of False Allegations, with Tayler Jones-Cieminski

How does the fear of false allegations affect criminal cases alleging child sexual abuse, and what role does gender play?

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Season 4Episode 7April 28, 2022

Exploring a Memoir of Stolen Boyhood with Author Stephen Mills

Chosen, author Stephen Mills’ account of his abuse at the hands of a camp counselor and his journey towards healing, challenges all of us to better protect boys, and better

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Season 4Episode 5April 1, 2022

Does America Believe Female Sexual Abusers Exist? with Dr. Caitlyn Muniz

Misperceptions abound about female-perpetrated child sexual abuse—and that harms victims.

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Season 4Episode 4March 11, 2022

The Surprising Prevalence of Sibling Sexual Abuse, with Nina Bertele

When we think about problematic sexual behaviors in youth, we rarely think about sibling sexual abuse, but it’s not uncommon. What can we do in these cases? And how can

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