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Back to SearchBest of the Best: Greater Than the Sum—Multiple Adversities in Children’s Lives
Season 2 Episode 15
Greater Than the Sum—Multiple Adversities in Children’s Lives (originally "Mending the Tears of Violence") is the third in a three-part series of bes…
5 years, 10 months ago
Best of the Best: The Hidden Cost of Resilience
Season 2 Episode 14
We're taking a short summer break and re-airing several of our most popular episodes that are especially relevant in light of current events. This we…
5 years, 10 months ago
Best of the Best: The Bystander Effect
Season 2 Episode 13
We’re taking a short summer break and re-airing several of our most popular episodes that are especially relevant in light of current events. First u…
5 years, 11 months ago
We’re Not All Having the Same Pandemic
Season 2 Episode 12
We have two guests for you: one offering insights into research on the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on mental health, and the other…
6 years ago
The Intersection of Technology and Forensic Interviewing
Season 2 Episode 11
Before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19, professors at Central Michigan University and Montclair State University were examining whether forensic in…
6 years ago
Bonus Content: Universal Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences
Season 2 Episode 10
Today’s episode is a bit of bonus content for you. Adverse childhood experiences—also known as ACEs—can have lifelong effects. But does that mean we …
6 years ago
Let's Talk About Spanking
Season 2 Episode 9
Research shows that about 75% of physical abuse starts as physical discipline gone terribly awry. We have years of data showing spanking is ineffecti…
6 years, 1 month ago
This Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Pacing Yourself Through the Pandemic
Season 2 Episode 8
Child protection professionals have tough jobs on any day. Add in a pandemic, and you’re piling stress on top of stress. We talked to Françoise Mathi…
6 years, 1 month ago
Bad News Is a Story; Good News Is a Statistic
Season 2 Episode 7
Prof. David Finkelhor joined us to discuss a recent one-year uptick in rates of child sexual abuse in the U.S.—and the longer-term reduction in rates…
6 years, 2 months ago
COVID-19 and Criminal Justice
Season 2 Episode 6
Prosecutor Mat Heck is our guest today. Amid a pandemic, public health experts are urging us to stay home and stay away from each other to avoid spre…
6 years, 2 months ago