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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…
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One in TenA Sea of Red Dots: The Explosion in Online Child Sexual Abuse
While the presence of child sexual abuse images in child sexual abuse cases is not new, the sheer scale and scope and ubiquity of it all is. The exponential…
One in TenWhy Do People Believe Conspiracy Theories About Human Trafficking?
The rise in myths and conspiracy theories about human trafficking have been one of the most frustrating parts of being a child abuse professional over the past…
One in TenUnderstanding Kids With Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Geoff Sidoli joins us from NCA’s Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes to talk about kids with sexual behavior problems. Myths abound about why these…
One in TenKeeping Kids Safe in the Homeschool Boom
Homeschooling is the fastest-growing form of education in the U.S., a surge in popularity that crosses every demographic, political, and geographic line. Most…
One in TenGlimpsing the Iceberg: Corporal Punishment and Physical Abuse
To truly address child physical abuse, we have to understand the scope of the problem and how the use of corporal punishment can escalate to the point in which…
One in TenTF-CBT: Helping Kids Get Better
In the mid-90s, little was known about how to effectively treat trauma, especially that trauma that can arise from child sexual abuse. Victims often languished…
One in TenBest of the Best: The Real Red Flags of Grooming
One of the most compelling problems in child sexual abuse prevention has been how to describe to parents, caregivers, and the general public exactly what signs…
One in TenBest of the Best: Let's Talk About Spanking
Research shows that about 75% of physical abuse starts as physical discipline gone terribly awry. We have years of data showing spanking is ineffective—and, in…
One in TenHow Inequality Fuels Child Abuse
We struggle to understand and talk about the link between poverty and child abuse. On the one hand, we know that not every poor family abuses and neglects…
One in TenAre We Remembering the Boys?
In most countries around the world, girls are disproportionately at risk of, and harmed by, both sexual abuse and exploitation. But we also know that all…
One in TenFighting Back: What Jurors Don’t Get About Abuse
Child sexual abuse is never a child’s fault. Absolutely never. And it’s unrealistic to expect children to somehow fend off the predations of adult offenders…
One in TenWhy Do Kids Blame Themselves After Abuse?
For professionals, one of the saddest aspects of child sexual abuse is the way in which many victims struggle with blaming themselves for the terrible actions…
One in TenAddressing the Needs of Children and Families After Mass Violence
In this panel discussion recorded at the 2023 NCA Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 6, 2023, Dr. Melissa Brymer, Dr. Angela Moreland, and…
One in TenSmall Brave Moves for a Life-Changing Field
In our culture, when we think of examples of leadership bravery, we often think of huge risk and very heroic images. Hollywood reinforces this with movies like…
One in TenBest of the Best: Gender Bias and the Myth of Parental Alienation
Everyone’s heard of the vengeful ex-wife who accuses her ex-husband of child abuse just to get back at him during a divorce. There’s even a scientific-sounding…
One in TenBest of the Best: Beyond ACEs
In 1998, the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study showed that traumatic events in childhood were common and could have lasting effects—on everything from…
One in TenGrowing Up Online: Addressing Child Sextortion
Online exploitation of children is sadly not a new phenomenon or topic. But what is new is the dramatic growth of sextortion cases. In “Growing Up Online…
One in TenThe Real Red Flags of Grooming
One of the most compelling problems in child sexual abuse prevention has been how to describe to parents, caregivers, and the general public exactly what signs…
One in TenPractical Magic: Understanding Lived Experience Through Data
One of the most vexing questions in child abuse intervention is: How do we know that the work we do makes a difference? We can count the number of kids we…
One in TenPTSD Interrupted?
We’ve learned so much about the trauma experienced by children who’ve been abused. We know about their clinical symptoms. We know how these affect their…
One in TenWhen Abuse Strikes Twice
What causes revictimization? How can we prevent it? There are common factors that contribute to child abuse and neglect that may affect any family: job stress…
One in TenGiving Kids Their Futures Back During the Holidays and All the Rest of the Year
When we think of the holidays, we often think of the sheer joy of it: Spending time with loved ones, eating favorite treats, and reflecting on bygone holidays…
One in TenWhat Really Matters in Team Effectiveness?
Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs), have been growing in the U.S. and around the world as the gold standard response in child abuse intervention for the last…
One in TenAmerica’s Inconsistent Response to Child Sexual Abuse
If you haven’t already read Out of the Shadows, both the country report and the most recent edition, which is focused on U.S. state-by-state analysis…
One in TenIn Bad Faith: When Clergy Abuse
Clergy have a uniquely intimate place in the lives of people of faith: present at baptisms, weddings, sick beds, and funerals. They’re with us when we’re at…
One in TenWhy Aren’t More Child Sexual Abuse Cases Prosecuted?
If you’re a child abuse professional, at one time or another you’ve wondered, “Why was this case prosecuted but that one wasn’t?” Or felt frustrated because…
One in TenBest of the Best: Are We Solving the Wrong Problem in Child Welfare?
While we’re on vacation, here’s one of our favorite episodes: “Are We Solving the Wrong Problem in Child Welfare?” When you think of federal child welfare…
One in TenBest of the Best: Faith, Trauma, and the Problem of Evil
While we're on vacation, here's one of our favorite episodes: "Faith, Trauma, and the Problem of Evil." Many survivors of child sexual abuse struggle with…
One in TenThe Future of Possible in Children’s Advocacy Centers
We are complete nerds when it comes to research. This podcast was founded on it, and many listeners receive our weekly research-to-practice briefs. Over the…
One in TenThe Unique Vulnerability of Youth Athletes
Over the past five years, sexual abuse scandals in sports have continuously been in the news. Whether swimming, tae kwon do, or most famously gymnastics, the…
One in TenThe Limits of ACEs, Live Panel Discussion
The 1998 CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study helped build public understanding of the consequences of untreated childhood trauma…
One in TenCollateral Damage: Kids and the Internet Privacy Wars
Justin Fitzsimmons, associate vice president at the National White Collar Crime Center, joins us to raise the alarm about the way in which technology…
One in TenThe Fear of False Allegations
If you’ve ever worked anywhere near the criminal justice system, you know how heartbreaking it is when a case goes to trial and you have a clear disclosure and…
One in TenExploring the Memoir of a Stolen Boyhood with Author Stephen Mills
Today’s episode is a conversation with author and survivor Stephen Mills about his recently published memoir, Chosen. For those who haven’t yet read his book…
One in TenReframing Childhood Adversity
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a great time to talk about the way we message around child abuse and childhood adversities. The ways in which we’ve…
One in TenDoes America Believe Female Sexual Abusers Actually Exist?
Does America believe female sexual abusers actually exist? When we think about child sexual abuse, don’t we automatically picture in our mind a father, a…
One in TenThe Surprising Prevalence of Sibling Sexual Abuse
When we think about problematic sexual behaviors in youth, we often think of a neighbor child, or someone at school. Someone acting out in the community with a…
One in TenThe True Cost of Olympic Gold
In recent years, how we look at the Olympics and elite sports has begun to change—driven by cases like that of Larry Nassar, the team doctor who for years and…
One in TenSticks and Stones … But What If Words Do Hurt?
Over the past 18 months, systemic and structural discrimination have received widespread—and, let’s face it, much-needed—media attention and public discussion…
One in TenHow Accurate Is Memory After 20 Years?
Over the past two decades, and in many cases because of statute of limitations reform, many adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse have come forward to seek…
One in TenPrevention, Healing, & Justice: A Blueprint for Action
We're all too familiar with the statistics and issues around child abuse in the U.S. But what do we really know about violence against children globally? Are…
One in TenDo Anti-Poverty Programs Reduce Child Abuse?
We’re always very careful to say that poverty doesn’t cause child neglect and abuse. And we don’t want to conflate these things or have people think that we’re…
One in TenMultidisciplinary Teams: What's the Secret Sauce?
In today’s episode, we speak with Dr. James Herbert, senior research fellow at the Australian Center for Child Protection, the first Children’s Advocacy Center…
One in TenSexual Behavior in Youth: What's Normal? What's Not? And What Can We Do About It?
When we first met Dr. Jane Silovsky years ago, talking about youth with problematic sexual behaviors, it was a pervasive myth in the Children’s Advocacy Center…
One in TenWhat’s Culture Got to Do With It? Everything.
Our guest today is Dr. Maegan Rides At The Door, the director of the National Native Children’s Trauma Center at the University of Montana. Now, many of us…
One in TenTrauma and Resilience in Military Families
When we think of military families, we rightly think of sacrifice and duty. But do we also think about resiliency, perseverance, and a sense of community? The…
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Taking Stock: The Plan to End Child Abuse Deaths, Five Years On
Nearly a decade ago, a coalition of national organizations including NCA began strategizing about how to end child abuse fatalities. We passed a bill that…
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Are We Solving the Wrong Problem in Child Welfare?
Are we solving the wrong problem in child welfare? When you think of federal child welfare policy, maybe you expect a discussion of foster care and other…
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The Trauma They Carried, with Dr. Jordan Greenbaum
Years ago, few Americans—even in the field of child abuse—knew or understood child sex trafficking. The media portrayed it as a problem “over there” someplace…
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Shola Richards on the Heart of a Healthy Workplace
If you’ve worked any time at all, then you’ve worked in some place that was unhealthy. Maybe it was full of gossip and backstabbing. Or perhaps there was one…
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The ACEs Message and Its Unintended Consequences, with Dr. Jonathan Purtle
When the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study came out and proved the link between traumas such as child abuse and long-term negative health and mental…
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The Journey to Jenna's Law, with Jenna Quinn
Jenna Quinn was one of the first survivors to translate their experience of abuse into child abuse prevention public policy. Jenna was abused by a close friend…
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A Pathway to Healing, with Patrick Anderson
When we think about Alaska, we think of Denali, pictures we’ve seen, movies we’ve watched, the wonderful wildlife, and people still living on the cusp of the…
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Addressing the Doctor Deficit
Sometimes we forget that the medical response to child abuse as a discipline developed over our lifetime, and what was nascent 30 years ago is now a board…
One in TenEngaging the Hope Within Us, an Interview with Deondra and Gregory Brown
On today’s episode, “Engaging the Hope Within Us,” our guests are award-winning classical pianists and siblings Gregory and Deondra Brown of The 5 Browns. When…
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Neglect and the Ecosystem of Abuse
In today’s episode, we talk with Paul DiLorenzo, who’s worked in every aspect of the child welfare system over the past 40 years—as a writer, as a consultant…
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An Interview with Filmmaker Sasha Joseph Neulinger
On today’s episode, we talk with Sasha Neulinger, director and producer of the award-winning documentary, Rewind, a film about his survival of abuse. Now for…
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Is Child Sexual Abuse Inevitable?
Years ago, Elizabeth Letourneau had a key insight: What if instead of focusing exclusively on victims and parents for child sexual abuse prevention, we really…
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Centering Survivors in the Law, Criminal Justice Crystal Ball, Part 3
In our season-ending episode, we look at the wave of statute of limitation (SOL) reform that has swept our country, giving survivors of child sexual abuse—who…
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What's Past Is Prologue: Criminal Justice Crystal Ball Series, Part 2
It was after midnight one night in 1983 when young police detective Brad Russ heard the knock on his front door that would transform his career. A 16-year-old…