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Studies show that families with paid leave are less likely to be reported for child maltreatment.

As it stands, victims of child abuse can be roped into signing non-disclosure agreements in civil cases. Trey’s Law will put a stop to that.

Child abusers use specific grooming tactics to prevent kids from talking about their abuse. What do we need to look out for?

How can multidisciplinary professionals better care for children and their families who are dealing with all that comes with online child sexual abuse?

What happens when treatment focuses on trauma instead of punishment? Explore how trauma-informed care can help adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors heal, build skills, and reduce future risk.

Researchers analyzed file names of child sexual abuse material to learn more about the perpetrators and victims.

Child abuse brings up many questions for religious victims. Spiritual care workers can alleviate that distress and remind children that it’s not a sin to be abused.

What do kids have to say when given the chance to talk about their healing process after abuse?

How are commercially sexually exploited youth treated in the American healthcare system, and how can we make sure their complex needs are being met?

What makes a CEO of a Children’s Advocacy Center successful?

Child sexual abuse has decreased in most settings over time. The one place it’s increasing? Schools.

How do adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) shape the lives of rural youth, and what can be done to support their resilience and treatment engagement?

Child abuse can shorten the victim’s lifespan by 20 years – here’s why.

“Magic and Monsters” documents the stories of adult survivors who experienced child sexual abuse at the hands of staff at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Are homeschooled kids at a higher risk of abuse? If so, what can we do to protect the kids who have left the public eye?

Learn about what causes youth problematic sexual behavior and what we can do to prevent it.

Why does child neglect so often recur, and how do risk factors, from early trauma and family stress to community conditions and public policy, interact to keep that cycle going?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why do some siblings stay at home while others are sent to foster care?

Does mandatory reporting of adolescent sexual assault cases lead to more trials and convictions?

Child sex trafficking is rarely random. Learn about how policies have impacted trafficking data and patterns that predict when a child will be trafficked.

Religious adolescents who are sexually abused often experience self-blame and divine struggles. What does this mean for their treatment?

This live panel discussion at the 2025 NCA Leadership Conference highlights what’s important about working with child sexual abuse survivors in an advocacy capacity.

Dr. Lisa Nichols, an assistant professor at the University of Northern Colorado, discusses the challenges faced by child abuse detectives. The episode delves into the complexities and emotional toll of

Educator sexual misconduct isn’t just happening in person. Many perpetrators use text messaging and social media to abuse children.

A helpline for youth with problematic sexual behaviors highlights the surprising number of young people proactively seeking help.

We explore the persistent issue of child abuse fatalities and why progress in reducing these deaths has stalled.

How does domestic violence in the home impact children and the non-offending parent?

Mass violence events can create long-lasting community trauma. How can CACs respond to mass violence and support traumatized children?

How effective are policies and procedures implemented by youth serving organizations to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse? Did the codes of conduct and the limitations on boundary violating

Dr. Meg Sullivan, former Acting Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and Families joined One in Ten to discuss the efforts and policies of the Biden administration in child

Exploring the often-overlooked issue of sibling sexual abuse and preschool-aged children, examining risk factors, prevalence, and the challenges in addressing this sensitive topic.

Exploring new research about adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and the prevalence of grooming behaviors they received.

Learn about child sex trafficking and its intersection with foster care, including the factors contributing to child sex trafficking, the vulnerabilities tied to foster care, and the reasons why children

What are the intricacies of mandatory reporting in child abuse cases? In this One in Ten episode, we explore the disparities in report substantiations by educators compared to other professionals,

Learn about the intricate connections between childhood abuse, substance abuse, and the commercial sex industry. We explore the intergenerational pathways leading to involvement in the sex trade, particularly focusing on

Sibling sexual abuse is a complex and often overlooked issue. On this episode of One in Ten, we explore the challenges surrounding the disclosure and identification of such cases, the

In this episode of “One in Ten,” host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Zirui Song, an Associate Professor of Healthcare Policy and Medicine at Harvard Medical School, about the extensive

In this episode of One in Ten, Teresa Huizar speaks with Gaelin Elmore, former NFL player, youth advocate, speaker, and “belonging champion.” They discuss the significant impact of belonging on

In this episode of ‘One in Ten,’ host Teresa Huizar speaks with Amanda Glouchkow, a Research Assistant at the University of Ottawa, about the complexities teachers face in identifying and

How do we persuade people more effectively and more authentically?

White kids are much more likely than children of color to be believed when they disclose sexual abuse. So what can we do to help all kids get justice?

When it comes to child sexual abuse and exploitation, a new study of 28 states shows we’re not doing very well. So what can we do about it? Please take

Dr. Arline Geronimus talks about weathering, how health and aging have more to do with systemic oppression—how society treats us—than how well we take care of ourselves.

Would you recognize grooming if you saw it? We all think we know what it means, but that doesn’t mean we’re any good at spotting it—even if we’re parents determined

To what degree have we yet to reckon with the way climate change may increase violence against children?

For problematic sexual behavior in teens, what are the risk factors and key opportunities to interrupt and treat this behavior?

What places boys at special risk for sex trafficking, and how can we help them?

Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at an increased risk of abuse and neglect than children without those disabilities, so why aren’t there prevention programs for them that have

In the face of a growing market for child sexual abuse materials, how do we keep kids safe—and how do we hold tech companies accountable?

Why do people believe conspiracy theories about human trafficking, and how can we persuade them to believe the truth?

For kids who engage in problematic sexual behaviors, why do they act out? How treatable are they? And how can we help them get healthy and thrive? Geoff Sidoli joins

Most parents who homeschool their children have the kids’ best interests in mind, but how do we prevent the small percentage who are abusive parents from using homeschooling to isolate

What cultural factors may affect Middle Eastern and North African families when they come into contact with the U.S. child welfare system?

To truly address child physical abuse, we have to understand the scope of the problem and how parents’ use of corporal punishment can escalate to the point in which children

What do you do if, as a clinician and researcher, you see that a population of kids is not, perhaps, receiving the full benefit of the best treatment? If you’re

TF-CBT, an effective treatment for kids who have experienced trauma, has continued to evolve to meet the needs of different populations. So what’s next?

Recent research on grooming behaviors can tell us what high-risk behaviors to look for when an adult interacts with children.

Research shows that spanking is ineffective—and even harmful to kids—yet many child abuse professionals and medical providers still hesitate to raise the issue with parents.

What is the relationship between poverty and child abuse and neglect, and what needs to change for us to truly stand alongside families and be genuinely helpful?

What do we know about how boys experience sexual exploitation, and how do we ensure that every victim of every gender gets the help that they need to heal?

What do potential jurors believe about children and resisting sexual abuse, and how does that influence the outcome at trial?

How do we help children who have been sexually abused believe that abuse is never, ever their fault?

Mass violence can come to any community, so how can we prepare to help caregivers, children, and our communities as a whole cope with mass violence and its long-term aftermath?

Forget what Hollywood says—what does bravery in leadership really look like, and how might small brave moves change us and our organizations?

Everyone’s heard of the vengeful woman who accuses her ex-husband of child abuse during a divorce, but in this rebroadcast of one of our earliest episodes, we take a look

In a rebroadcast of one of our best episodes from our first season, Dr. Lisa Amaya-Jackson joins us to discuss why context matters when it comes to an individual’s adverse

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.

New research on grooming behaviors can tell us what high-risk behaviors we ought to look for when an adult interacts with children.

How do we know that the work we do makes a difference?

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?

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

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

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.

How does the U.S., and 12 states in particular, stack up against other countries on child sexual abuse prevention and intervention?

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?

Most child sexual abuse cases don’t get prosecuted—why not, and what more could we do to support children and families?

Child protective services has become the system of last resort for families failed by every other system. Now, what are we going to do about it?

Reimagining the child welfare system of the future. This episode originally aired on July 29, 2021.

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

Over the last two decades, a growing evidence base has demonstrated the effectiveness of the Children’s Advocacy Center model, but what do we still need to learn to improve our

Courtney Kiehl, a former elite gymnast and now an attorney who advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse, joins us to discuss what makes youth athletes vulnerable, and how we

In a child welfare system in which Black and Indigenous children are more likely to be separated from their families, what practical steps can we take right now to make

Decades after the original Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study, does this tool tell the complete story?

Justin Fitzsimmons, associate vice president at the National White Collar Crime Center, joins us to raise the alarm about the way in which technology companies, social media outlets, and online

How does the fear of false allegations affect criminal cases alleging child sexual abuse, and what role does gender play?

Chosen, author Stephen Mills’ account of his abuse at the hands of a camp counselor and his journey towards healing, challenges all of us to better protect boys, and better

What if the way we message about the problems of child abuse and childhood adversity makes it harder to solve them?

Misperceptions abound about female-perpetrated child sexual abuse—and that harms victims.

When we think about problematic sexual behaviors in youth, we rarely think about sibling sexual abuse, but it’s not uncommon. What can we do in these cases? And how can

Team doctor Larry Nassar abused hundreds of girls and young women, leaving Marci Hamilton at CHILD USA determined to examine how the toxic culture of sports allowed this to happen—and

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

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

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?

Could investing more in anti-poverty programs not only reduce poverty in the U.S. but also reduce child abuse and neglect?

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

What’s normal sexual behavior in youth, and how do we identify, treat, and prevent problematic behaviors?

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

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.

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.

Reimagining the child welfare system of the future.

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?

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

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.

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

Patrick Anderson joins us as we ask: How do you end intergenerational abuse—helping families identify the root causes of trauma and truly heal?

Renowned medical expert Dr. Suzanne Starling joins us to talk about the scarcity of child abuse pediatricians and other challenges we face in ensuring that children who have been abused

Deondra and Gregory Brown of The 5 Browns discuss the power of music to help heal survivors and their work on behalf of child victims of abuse.

Paul DiLorenzo asks how we might interrupt the cycle of generational abuse by stopping the cycle of chronic neglect—and what prevents us from doing this right now?

We talk to Sasha Neulinger, director and producer of the acclaimed documentary, Rewind, about reckoning with his past as a victim of child sexual abuse and his inner journey to

What if instead of focusing exclusively on victims and parents for child sexual abuse prevention, we turned to the source of the problem: the person at risk of sexually abusing

Nelson Bunn joins us in a look at statute of limitation (SOL) reform: While it’s good news that many states have reformed SOL laws for victims of child sexual abuse,

What can we learn from past criminal justice reforms, and how might partnerships between police, multidisciplinary team members, and Children’s Advocacy Centers provide a path forward for our communities?

In the midst of a national debate about criminal justice reform, what’s the role of the prosecutor and how do we transform the system while still centering victims?

Dr. Dyann Daley takes a public health perspective on preventing child abuse and shows us how to find “hot spots” where prevention resources and services are needed most.

COVID-19 has upended our world, but Dr. Danielle Roubinov of the University of California says it has also forced researchers to innovate in ways that could help kids and families

Dr. Isha Metzger noticed that the gold-standard treatment for children delivered at Children’s Advocacy Centers wasn’t working for her clients and came up with a brand-new adaptation to serve Black

In this rebroadcast of a popular episode, adversity and even violence are common in children’s lives. So how do we help kids thrive?

In this rebroadcast of a popular episode, resilience is good, but research shows all may not be well with kids who look like they’re doing just fine.

In this rebroadcast of a popular episode, When schools shut down during the pandemic, one consequence was kids isolated at home, making it more important for all of us to

Rabah Kamal from Kaiser Family Foundation offers insights into the impact of the pandemic on mental health, and Carole Campbell Swiecicki from Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center gives us the

In cases of suspected child abuse, can children be interviewed remotely, or must the interview be done in person?

Bonus content from our recent interview with David Finkelhor—should we screen everyone for ACEs?

About 75% of physical abuse starts as physical discipline gone awry, and spanking is ineffective and harmful to kids, yet many child abuse professionals still avoid raising the issue with

Françoise Mathieu of TEND joined us to discuss healthy ways to handle working in a high-stress job in the middle of an even more stressful pandemic.

A recent short-term uptick in rates of child sexual abuse in the U.S. sparked this conversation about the long-term reduction in the rates of abuse and neglect and what we

How is our criminal justice system responding to the novel coronavirus, especially when it comes to keeping kids safe from abuse?

Two perspectives on child sexual abuse materials on the internet: We’ll hear from a law enforcement officer and a nonprofit that uses technology to protect kids.

Adversity and even violence are common in children’s lives. So how do we help kids thrive?

The connections between child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and the adult sex trade—and how full decriminalization of adult prostitution could end up harming kids.

The ability to bounce back from trauma is a good thing, but research is uncovering signs that all may not be well with kids who look like they’re doing just

Everyone’s heard of the vengeful woman who accuses her ex-husband of child abuse during a divorce, but is parental alienation real, and how does alleging abuse affect custody decisions?

How can we get more child abuse victims and their families to participate in mental health treatment?

Why context matters when it comes to an individual’s adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—and why all ACEs are not created equal.

CHILD USA’s Prof. Marci Hamilton joins us to discuss the legal landscape for survivors of child sexual abuse—and what else society must do to protect children.

The Urban Institute’s Maya Brennan joins us to examine the out-size impact that housing instability has on family well-being.

Françoise Mathieu joins us to talk about how to remain effective and compassionate and cope with a high-stress job.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Why people shy away from reporting suspected child abuse—and how we can overcome those barriers.

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

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