In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with researcher Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic about preventing educator sexual misconduct, which has increased in schools even as abuse rates have declined in other youth-serving settings. Dr. Jeglic describes limited prior research since a 2004 Department of Education report and presents her team’s survey of 6,600 recent high school graduates: 11.7% reported some form of educator sexual misconduct and about 1% reported contact abuse, with survivors reporting grooming as a near-universal pathway.

Time Stamps:

Time. Topic

00:00 Why Schools Are Riskier

01:44 Research Gap and New Data

03:13 What Counts as Misconduct

03:49 Grooming and Boundary Creep

08:32 Mentorship Versus Betrayal

09:58 High Risk Roles and Spaces

12:33 Prevalence and What It Means

14:03 Building a Culture of Safety

16:58 Training That Names Educators

19:03 Codes of Conduct That Work

19:37 No Touching Policies

20:57 Online Contact Boundaries

23:04 Pass the Trash Fixes

24:09 Supervision and Student Reporting

26:02 Progress and Patchwork Rules

27:25 Policy Reforms and Grooming Laws

30:29 Mandated Reporting Gaps

32:33 Why Data Stays Spotty

35:14 Parents Prevention Playbook

37:24 Research Updates and Wrap Up

Resources

• National Blueprint | National Center to S.E.S.A.M.E.

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In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Lindsay Druskin-Grimes about the complex relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), treatment engagement, and resilience in rural youth. The conversation highlights crucial insights for practitioners working with traumatized children, particularly in underserved settings.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction to ACEs research and its relevance today
01:07 - The relationship between ACEs, child functioning, and treatment engagement
09:48 - Research questions and hypotheses of the study
11:19 - Demographics of the rural, highly traumatized child population
13:31 - The high prevalence of ACEs, including neglect, abuse, and substance exposure
16:41 - The significant stressors faced by caregivers in these communities
19:00 - The high levels of trauma and loss in the population and cultural strengths
26:44 - Key findings: higher ACEs correlate with less treatment attendance; resilience may mask needs
33:23 - Lifelong skills development and the impact of early therapy
34:48 - The specific risks associated with caregiver substance abuse exposure
37:29 - The importance of addressing systemic issues to reduce ACEs
39:21 - Future research directions and the long-term impact of treatment

Resources:

The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adaptive Skills in Treatment Engagement at a Rural Appalachian Child Advocacy Center | Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma | Springer Nature Link

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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 Medicine, about childhood trauma, focusing on the Female Growth and Development Study, a 35-year longitudinal, cross-sequential study of girls ages 6–15 with CPS-substantiated intrafamilial sexual abuse and a matched comparison group, followed across three generations with repeated psychological, medical, and biological assessments. Putnam describes how his early work on rapid shifts in mental state and dissociation led to studying abused children prospectively.

Time Topic

00:00 Welcome and Setup

01:51 Frank Putnam Intro

02:14 Path Into Trauma Research

05:51 Female Growth Study Overview

09:20 Key Findings and Aging

11:39 How Trauma Speeds Aging

14:41 Real World Impacts for Girls

17:19 Intergenerational Risk Cycles

21:51 What Builds Resilience

23:36 Roadblocks and Funding Fights

26:28 Fixing Child Protection Systems

29:38 NCTSN Origins and Impact

33:16 Policy Priorities and Validation

38:01 Closing Thoughts and Thanks

41:15 Podcast Outro

Resources

Clinician, Researcher, Advocate and Author - Frank W. Putnam, MD

Old Before Their Time: A Scientific Life Investigating How Maltreatment Harms Children and the Adults They Become - Kindle edition by Putnam, Frank W.. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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