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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 5Episode 3March 13, 2023

Season 5Episode 2February 17, 2023

PTSD Interrupted?, with Carrie Epstein

Is the cycle of childhood abuse, trauma symptoms, and PTSD inevitable, or can five to eight sessions of treatment be enough to reduce a child’s symptoms?

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Season 5Episode 1January 27, 2023

When Abuse Strikes Twice, with Miranda Kaye, Ph.D.

Both civilian and military families experience the same stressors that may contribute to child abuse and neglect, but military families experience additional stressors.

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Season 4Episode 22December 16, 2022

Giving Kids Their Futures Back During the Holidays and All the Rest of the Year, with Michelle Miller, Ph.D., LCSW

For children who have experienced abuse, holidays can be fraught with painful reminders of trauma, so how do we help them cope with both the highs and the lows that

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Season 4Episode 21December 2, 2022

What Really Matters in Team Effectiveness?, with Elizabeth McGuier, Ph.D.

What is the key to team effectiveness? We talk to Elizabeth McGuier, Ph.D., from the University of Pittsburgh about her research into multidisciplinary teams.

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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 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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