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Season 3Episode 16November 25, 2021

Multidisciplinary Teams: What’s the Secret Sauce?, with Dr. James Herbert

Research has established that multidisciplinary teams create better outcomes in child abuse cases, but what is that secret sauce that makes it work?

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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 14October 8, 2021

What’s Culture Got to Do With It? Everything, with Maegan Rides At The Door, Ph.D., LCPC

For Native American and Alaska Native children and families, how do we craft culturally responsive child welfare and child protection services?

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Season 3Episode 13September 16, 2021

Trauma and Resiliency in Military Families, with Dr. Stephen Cozza

We speak with Dr. Stephen Cozza, a researcher and a professor at the Uniformed Services University, about the unique strengths and challenges of military families.

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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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Season 3Episode 10July 15, 2021

The Trauma They Carried, with Dr. Jordan Greenbaum

How do we identify kids at risk of child sex trafficking, and how do we address the trauma and pain victims of trafficking have survived and carry with them?

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Season 3Episode 9June 24, 2021

Shola Richards on the Heart of a Healthy Workplace

Shola Richards joins us for a conversation about how leaders and staff all have a role to play in creating a healthy, resilient workplace.

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Season 3Episode 8May 20, 2021

The ACEs Message and Its Unintended Consequences, with Dr. Jonathan Purtle

Jonathan Purtle from Drexel University explores the best, and worst, ways to talk to the public about the long-term impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as child abuse.

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Season 3Episode 7May 7, 2021

The Journey to Jenna’s Law, with Jenna Quinn

Jenna Quinn, a survivor of child sexual abuse who became a champion of abuse prevention public policy, joins us to discuss how centering survivors’ experiences can affect policy and how

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