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Season 8Episode 2January 22, 2026

Child Abuse, AI, and the Forensic Interview

Large language models (LLMs) might be useful in child abuse investigations.

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Season 8Episode 1January 8, 2026

Teen Suicide in an Online World

What can we learn from patterns of technology use and adolescent suicide?

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Season 7Episode 22December 4, 2025

Medical Child Abuse: When Caregivers Deceive

When it comes to medical child abuse, school nurses have a unique opportunity to monitor children for this hard-to-spot abuse.

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Season 7Episode 21November 20, 2025

When Child Sexual Abuse Hits Home for Jurors

How can jurors’ own experiences with child sexual abuse (CSA) shape their empathy, potential biases, and decisions in CSA cases—and what does this mean for fair, trauma-informed jury selection?

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Season 7Episode 20November 6, 2025

What the Pandemic Revealed About Exploited Youth

As kids turned to the internet during the pandemic, predators shifted their behaviors, too.

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Season 7Episode 19October 23, 2025

Why They Don’t Tell: Understanding Reluctance in Trafficked Youth

Compared to victims of other forms of child abuse, trafficked youth are more reluctant to confide in police officers or prosecutors.

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Season 7Episode 18October 9, 2025

How Child Sexual Abuse Silences Non-Abused Siblings

When non-abused siblings find out their siblings were abused, it can take a toll on their mental health and familial relationships. While the abuse survivor and parents receive resources, siblings

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Season 7Episode 17September 25, 2025

Best of the Best: Which Child Abuse Reports Matter?

Child abuse reported by educators is less likely to be substantiated than if reported by another professional.

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Season 7Episode 16September 11, 2025

Tackling Victim Advocate Burnout

What can Children’s Advocacy Centers do to prevent burnout in victim advocates?

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Season 7Episode 15August 28, 2025

Image-Based Sexual Abuse: The Pain That Never Goes Away

Victims of image-based sexual abuse experience unique, long-term symptoms compared to those facing other forms of sexual abuse.

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