Our Newest Episode
Housing Instability and Child Welfare, with Maya Brennan
The Urban Institute’s Maya Brennan joins us to examine the out-size impact that housing instability has on family well-being.
The Edge of Compassion, with Françoise Mathieu
Françoise Mathieu joins us to talk about how to remain effective and compassionate and cope with a high-stress job.
Prediction as Prevention, with Emily Putnam-Hornstein
At-risk children, implicit bias in the child welfare system, and what role big data should have in making potentially life-and-death decisions about children’s safety.
Treating the Smoke and Not the Fire, with Darrell Hammond and Michelle Esrick
From Darrell Hammond and Michelle Esrick, the duo behind Cracked Up, a discussion about how too often society treats the effects of childhood trauma instead of the cause.
The Science of Storytelling, with Nat Kendall-Taylor
How can we get people to engage in conversations about an uncomfortable topic—child sexual abuse? How should we change our messaging to give people hope for progress?
The Failure That Leads to All Others, with Mary Graw Leary
Child sexual abuse in institutional settings is a problem we know how to fix—the challenge is getting institutions to make child protection a priority.
The Bystander Effect—Why People Don’t Report Child Abuse, with Dr. Wendy Walsh
Why people shy away from reporting suspected child abuse—and how we can overcome those barriers.
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
Child Abuse as a Public Health Issue, with Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau
Instead of a public health issue, child sexual abuse is still seen by many as a criminal justice problem, leading to a lack of government support for research into preventing