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Season 4Episode 2February 10, 2022

Sticks and Stones … But What If Words Do Hurt?, with Yvonne Lei

Yvonne Lei joins us to discuss research into interpersonal discrimination and its effects on mental health, substance use, and well-being in young adults.

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Season 4Episode 1January 27, 2022

How Accurate Is Memory After 20 Years?, with Gail Goodman, Ph.D.

In recent years, many adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse have come forward to seek justice, disclosing painful memories of traumatic events from decades before; now, new research explores how

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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 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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