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Season 6Episode 10July 12, 2024

Which Kids Do We Believe?, with Maggie Stevenson, Ph.D.

White kids are much more likely than children of color to be believed when they disclose sexual abuse. So what can we do to help all kids get justice?

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Season 6Episode 8June 13, 2024

What Is Weathering?, with Dr. Arline Geronimus

Dr. Arline Geronimus talks about weathering, how health and aging have more to do with systemic oppression—how society treats us—than how well we take care of ourselves.

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Season 6Episode 6May 16, 2024

Climate Change and Violence Against Children, with Jorge Cuartas, Ph.D.

To what degree have we yet to reckon with the way climate change may increase violence against children?

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Season 6Episode 4April 20, 2024

Boys: The Invisible Victims of Child Sex Trafficking, with Amanda Connella and Sandra Stone, Ph.D.

What places boys at special risk for sex trafficking, and how can we help them?

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Season 6Episode 3April 5, 2024

Making Prevention Education Accessible for All, with Melissa Bright, Ph.D.

Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at an increased risk of abuse and neglect than children without those disabilities, so why aren’t there prevention programs for them that have

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Season 5Episode 19November 23, 2023

Cultural Considerations Working With Middle Eastern and North African Families, with Marina Bassili, PsyD

What cultural factors may affect Middle Eastern and North African families when they come into contact with the U.S. child welfare system?

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Season 5Episode 17October 27, 2023

Tailoring TF-CBT to Black Children and Youth, with Isha Metzger, Ph.D.

What do you do if, as a clinician and researcher, you see that a population of kids is not, perhaps, receiving the full benefit of the best treatment? If you’re

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Season 5Episode 13September 5, 2023

How Inequality Fuels Child Abuse, with Paul Bywaters, Ph.D.

What is the relationship between poverty and child abuse and neglect, and what needs to change for us to truly stand alongside families and be genuinely helpful?

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Season 5Episode 12August 17, 2023

Are We Remembering the Boys?, with Mark Kavenagh, Ph.D.

What do we know about how boys experience sexual exploitation, and how do we ensure that every victim of every gender gets the help that they need to heal?

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Season 5Episode 7May 5, 2023

Best of the Best: Gender Bias and the Myth of Parental Alienation, with Joan S. Meier

Everyone’s heard of the vengeful woman who accuses her ex-husband of child abuse during a divorce, but in this rebroadcast of one of our earliest episodes, we take a look

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