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Season 5Episode 15September 28, 2023

Best of the Best: The Real Red Flags of Grooming, with Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D.

Recent research on grooming behaviors can tell us what high-risk behaviors to look for when an adult interacts with children.

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Season 5Episode 5April 7, 2023

Growing Up Online: Addressing Child Sextortion, with Katie Connell

Online exploitation of children is sadly not a new phenomenon or topic, but what is new is the dramatic growth of sextortion cases—and children need our help to stay safe.

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Season 5Episode 4March 24, 2023

The Real Red Flags of Grooming, with Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D.

New research on grooming behaviors can tell us what high-risk behaviors we ought to look for when an adult interacts with children.

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Season 4Episode 20November 17, 2022

America’s Inconsistent Response to Child Sexual Abuse, with Araceli Irurzun-Pérez

How does the U.S., and 12 states in particular, stack up against other countries on child sexual abuse prevention and intervention?

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Season 4Episode 16September 23, 2022

Best of the Best: Are We Solving the Wrong Problem in Child Welfare?, with Jerry Milner

Reimagining the child welfare system of the future. This episode originally aired on July 29, 2021.

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Season 3Episode 18December 26, 2021

Prevention, Healing, & Justice: A Blueprint for Action, with Dr. Daniela Ligiero

What do we really know about violence against children—and what would it mean if thousands of organizations banded together to demand changes to better support families and protect children?

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Season 3Episode 17December 9, 2021

Do Anti-Poverty Programs Reduce Child Abuse?, with Dr. Hank Puls

Could investing more in anti-poverty programs not only reduce poverty in the U.S. but also reduce child abuse and neglect?

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Season 3Episode 15November 5, 2021

Sexual Behavior in Youth: What’s Normal? What’s Not? And What Can We Do About It?, with Jane Silovsky

What’s normal sexual behavior in youth, and how do we identify, treat, and prevent problematic behaviors?

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Season 3Episode 12August 31, 2021

Taking Stock: The Plan to End Child Abuse Deaths, Five Years On, with Amy Harfeld, Caitlin Andrews, and Lia Russell

Five years ago, a federal commission came up with 114 recommendations to reduce child abuse fatalities, and now we’re taking stock to see what’s changed—or hasn’t changed—since then.

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Season 3Episode 11July 29, 2021

Are We Solving the Wrong Problem in Child Welfare? with Dr. Jerry Milner

Reimagining the child welfare system of the future.

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