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One in Ten
The award-winning One in Ten podcast, now in its eighth season, is powered and produced by National Children’s Alliance (NCA). This social science podcast was first launched on May 2, 2019, after our host, NCA CEO, and podcast enthusiast Teresa Huizar, couldn’t find any shows that were directly linked to child abuse and the latest science surrounding the issue. Teresa wanted to create a go-to resource for child abuse professionals, giving them access to the brightest minds dealing with the…
Episodes
One in TenWhat Do We Really Know About Trauma and Substance Use?
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with clinical psychologist and researcher Dr. Nick Morelli about the relationship between adverse…
One in TenWhy Children Recant Abuse
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Zsófia Szojka of the University of Greenwich about why children recant abuse disclosures…
One in TenCan Paid Family Leave Prevent Abuse?
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Lindsey Bullinger of Georgia Tech about research linking…
One in TenTrey's Law: Putting a Stop to Victim NDAs
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' Host Teresa Huizar interviews Elizabeth Phillips of the Phillips Foundation about Trey’s Law, inspired by Phillips’ late…
One in TenDon't Tell Anyone: How Grooming Delays Disclosure
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' Host Teresa Huizar interviews McGill University doctoral candidate Kayla Schick about grooming and how post-abuse maintenance…
One in TenOnline Abuse: The Offender in Your Pocket
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar interviews psychotherapist and researcher Anette Birgersson about multidisciplinary professionals’…
One in TenTreatment vs. Punishment of Teens with Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Jamie Yoder of Colorado State University about how adversity and trauma increase risk for teens’ problematic sexual…
One in TenHow CSAM Fuels Ongoing Abuse
Content Warning: Graphic descriptions of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) file names. In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Ted…
One in TenWhat Survivors Tell Us About the Spiritual Harm of Abuse
Teresa Huizar interviews Victor Vieth about the spiritual harm child sexual abuse can cause and how child abuse professionals and Children’s Advocacy Centers…
One in TenKids Are the Experts: Youth Perspectives on Healing After Abuse
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with Kristi Westphaln (UCLA School of Nursing) about integrating children’s voices into Children's…
One in TenBroken Trust: Exploited Youth and Healthcare Access
Host Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Amy Farrell of Northeastern University about a multi-institution study on the physical and mental health needs of…
One in TenLearn Your Leadership Superpower with Irish Burch
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar welcomes Irish Burch, a longtime Children’s Advocacy Center leader and mentor, to discuss “imperfect”…
One in TenPreventing Educator Sexual Misconduct with Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with researcher Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic about preventing educator sexual misconduct, which has increased…
One in TenTreating Adverse Childhood Experiences in Rural America
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Lindsay Druskin-Grimes about the complex relationship between adverse childhood experiences…
One in TenOld Before Their Time: The Impact of Childhood Trauma
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Frank Putnam, Professor of Psychiatry at UNC School of…
One in TenMagic and Monsters: Child Sexual Abuse and Institutional Betrayal
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar interviews filmmaker Norah Shapiro and actor and executive producer Anthony Edwards about their award-winning…
One in TenWhen Homeschooling Hides Abuse
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Emily Putnam-Hornstein (UNC Chapel Hill) about how homeschooling intersects with child abuse and…
One in TenWhat Drives Problematic Sexual Behavior in Kids
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar welcomes Dr. Brian Allen, professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Penn State, to discuss what motivates…
One in TenBreaking the Cycle of Neglect
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Robin Ortiz, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of…
One in TenChild Abuse, AI, and the Forensic Interview
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar speaks with Liisa Jarvilehto, a psychologist and PhD candidate at Åbo Akademi University, about the…
One in TenTeen Suicide in an Online World
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' hosted by Teresa Huizar, Dr. Sheryl Chatfield from Kent State University discusses the alarming rise in youth suicides and its…
One in TenMedical Child Abuse: When Caregivers Deceive
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Jim Hamilton, an associate professor adjunct at Yale…
One in TenWhen Child Sexual Abuse Hits Home for Jurors
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Maggie Stevenson, Associate Professor of Psychology at Kenyon College, about the interplay…
One in TenWhat the Pandemic Revealed About Exploited Youth
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar talks with Dr. Matt Kafafian from George Washington University about his research on how the COVID-19…
One in TenWhy They Don't Tell: Understanding Reluctance in Trafficked Youth
In this episode of 'One in Ten', host Teresa Huizar speaks with researcher Scarlet Cho, a doctoral student at the University of California Irvine, about the…
One in TenHow Child Sexual Abuse Silences Non-Abused Siblings
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Rosaleen McElvaney, a clinical psychologist and…
One in TenBest of the Best: Which Child Abuse Reports Matter?
This episode originally aired November 7, 2024. In this episode of One in Ten, Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Melanie Nadon from the University of Illinois…
One in TenTackling Victim Advocate Burnout
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Maddison North, an assistant professor at Middle Tennessee State University, about burnout…
One in TenImage-Based Sexual Abuse: The Pain That Never Goes Away
Show Notes In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Kimberly Mitchell from the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children…
One in TenSiblings Divided at Home and Foster Care
Show Notes In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Dylan Jones, a postdoctoral fellow at Penn State University, about the nuanced…
One in TenHealing Beyond Justice for Teen Sexual Assault Survivors
In this episode of "One in Ten," host Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Jessica Shaw, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, about the…
One in TenChild Sex Trafficking Starts at Home
In this episode of One in Ten, Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Vanessa Bouché, research fellow at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, about child sex trafficking…
One in TenIs God Punishing Me?
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Ernie Jouriles, professor and director of clinical training at Southern Methodist…
One in TenHonoring their Stories: Intentional Engagement in Advocacy, Education, and Prevention
This episode features a live conference panel discussion led by NCA CEO, Teresa Huizar, at the 2025 NCA Leadership Conference. Highlighting their theme of…
One in TenUnderstaffed and Undersupported Detectives in Crisis
In this episode of “One in Ten,” host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Lisa Nichols, an assistant professor at the University of Northern Colorado, to discuss the…
One in TenTeachers Using Tech to Cross the Line
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar talks with researcher Kotomi Yokokura about the critical issue of educator sexual misconduct and the role of…
One in TenWhen the Help You Seek is for Yourself
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Melissa Bright, founder and executive director of the Center for Violence Prevention…
One in TenRemembering Their Names
Host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Dr. Sarah Font, co-principal investigators of Lives Cut Short, about the persistent issue of…
One in TenTwice the Harm: Children, Domestic Violence, and Abuse
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar talks with Dr. Rebecca Rebbe, an assistant professor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work, to delve into…
One in TenWhen Kids Witness the Unimaginable
In this episode of One in Ten, Teresa Huizar speaks with Katie Connell, a forensic interviewing expert and retired FBI unit chief, about the impact of mass…
One in TenEnforcing the Institutional Boundaries that Keep Kids Safe
In this episode of One in Ten, Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Luciana Assini-Meytin from the MOORE Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at Johns…
One in TenLooking Back to Look Forward in Child Welfare
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Meg Sullivan, former Acting Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and…
One in TenSibling Sexual Abuse and Preschool-Age Children
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Jane Silovsky, Director of the Center of Child Abuse and Neglect at the University of…
One in TenWhat Adult Survivors Tell Us About Grooming
In this episode, titled 'What Adult Survivors Tell Us About Grooming,' Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic, a leading researcher on grooming…
One in TenWhy Kids Run: The Foster Care to Trafficking Pipeline
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with Arturo Garcia, a doctoral researcher at the University of South Florida, about child sex…
One in TenWhich Child Abuse Reports Matter? with Melanie Nadon, Ph.D., MPA
In this episode of One in Ten, Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Melanie Nadon from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, about the intricacies of mandatory…
One in TenHow Trauma Fuels The Sex Trade with Klejdis Bilali
In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar converses with Klejdis Bilali, a doctoral researcher at the University of South Florida's Trafficking in…
One in TenBreaking Taboo: Addressing Sibling Sexual Abuse with Amy Adams
In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar interviews Amy Adams, a Ph.D. doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham, about the complex and…
One in TenThe Ripple Effects of Firearm Injuries in Children with Dr. Zirui Song
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…
One in TenWhy Belonging Matters
In this episode of One in Ten, Teresa Huizar speaks with Gaelin Elmore, Youth Advocate, Speaker, and Belonging Champion. They discuss the significant impact of…
One in TenWhy Don't More Teachers Report Abuse?
Why Don't More Teachers Report Abuse? Understanding the Challenges and Solutions In this episode of 'One in Ten,' host Teresa Huizar speaks with Amanda…
One in TenCreating Change Through Storytelling
How do we persuade people more effectively and more authentically? And how does telling our own leadership story help those we’re trying to persuade to trust…
One in TenWhich Kids Do We Believe?
Black children and other children of color are less likely to be believed when reporting sexual violence and are considered less credible by jurors. But in…
One in TenHow Good Are We at Keeping Kids Safe?
When it comes to child sexual abuse and exploitation, a new look at the U.S. shows we’re not doing very well. Economist Impact's Out of the Shadows Index…
One in TenWhat Is Weathering? With Dr. Arline Geronimus
Dr. Arline T. Geronimus coined the term “weathering” to describe the effects of systemic oppression—including racism and classism—on the body. In 2023, she…
One in TenHow Good Are Parents at Recognizing Grooming?
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…
One in TenClimate Change and Violence Against Children
All of us have had to give more thought to climate change and its effects in recent years. But to what degree have we yet reckoned with the way in which…
One in TenTreating Adolescents With Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Cases involving problematic sexual behavior are between a quarter and a third of all cases of child sexual abuse that come through Children’s Advocacy Centers…
One in TenBoys: The Invisible Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
Child sex trafficking is not a new phenomenon. And thankfully, the general public and child abuse professionals have greater awareness than ever of it. But has…
One in TenMaking Prevention Education Accessible for All
Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are more than three times more likely to experience abuse and neglect than children without these…