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Hope in Practice: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse

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Kids FIRST Center is the regional children's advocacy center for Lane County, OR., providing services and support to children who have been the victims of crime and their families. This podcast provides information, stories and strategies for families and community members to join in the effort to prevent child abuse.
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Today we talk with Katie, Kids FIRST advocate and Trafficking Intervention Coordinator about what trafficking is, how it shows up in our community, and what you and the C-SEC task force can do to help. National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline at 1-888-373-7888https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/report-traffickingOregon Child Abuse Hotline: 855-503-SAFE (7233)
In this episode we discuss tips and strategies for supporting a child who has already experienced trauma while navigating the holiday season.
In this episode we go over tips for keeping your and your family safe and reduce the risk of child abuse this holiday season.
This week's episode talks about the consequences of physical punishments and alternative ways to intervene with a child who is misbehaving.
This week we talk about ways that you can help your child/teen stay safe online.For more information and tips visit:https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/resources?utm_source=google&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=netsmartz-resources-google-display-ads&gad_source=1
In this episode we talk about what normal sexual development looks like for different stages of childhood, what topics you should talk to your kids about, and how to have those conversations.
In this episode, we talk about strategies for having the oh-so-awkward "sex talk" with your teenager, including what to say, what not to say, and how to approach tricky topics like consent and pornography.For more information visit: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/parents/high-school/what-should-i-teach-my-high-school-aged-teen-about-sex-and-sexua
This episode talks about the stages, warning signs and risk factors for sexual grooming. AKA, how sexual offenders find, choose and prepare victims for sexual abuse.For more information visit: https://bravehearts.org.au/about-child-sexual-abuse/what-is-grooming/
This week we talk about what happens after a report is made. We go over the steps that child welfare, law enforcement and the district attorney's office take and what the timeline might look like.
During this episode we go over the steps to take when a child makes a disclosure of abuse to you. This includes how to gather information and who to call.Oregon Child Abuse Hotline (855-503-7233)The hotline operates 24/7 and will direct reports made to the appropriate county.
In this episode we go over the different kinds of child abuse defined by the State of Oregon.For more information visit: https://apps.oregon.gov/oregon-newsroom/OR/ODHS/Posts/Post/blog-understanding-child-abuse-what-it-is-and-what-it-isnt
Kids FIRST is the children's advocacy center for Lane County, Oregon. In our first episode, Cortney and Corina go over what a CAC does, and how a visit to Kids FIRST usually looks for the children and families we serve.https://www.kidsfirstcenter.net/
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