National Children's Alliance

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 multidisciplinary team settings, we pride ourselves on openly discussing all aspects of a case and coming into a case neutrally and allowing the disclosure and any corroborating evidence to determine the future direction of a case. But, are we overconfident in these factors being enough to avoid disparate substantiation rates in child sexual abuse cases? Associate Professor of Psychology at Kenyon College, Dr. Margaret Stevenson joined One in Ten podcast to talk about how race affects whether children who disclose sexual abuse are seen as credible. Listen to the full episode now and subscribe to One in Ten: https://lnkd.in/dbW9rTqg You can also watch the full interview on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dWjBuD8P

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 multidisciplinary team settings, we pride ourselves on openly discussing all aspects of a case and coming into a case neutrally and allowing the disclosure and any corroborating evidence to determine the future direction of a case. But, are we overconfident in these factors being enough to avoid disparate substantiation rates in child sexual abuse cases? Associate Professor of Psychology at Kenyon College, Dr. Margaret Stevenson joined One in Ten podcast to talk about how race affects whether children who disclose sexual abuse are seen as credible. Listen to the full episode now and subscribe to One in Ten: https://lnkd.in/dbW9rTqg You can also watch the full interview on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dWjBuD8P

We're in the middle of our summer campaign to #HelpKidsHeal and shrink the 80,000-child waitlist for CAC mental health services to zero. Support our work to train therapists and increase access for kids: https://loom.ly/KpxAtUw #childtrauma #mentalhealthawareness

Together, we are the beginning of mental health trauma’s end. The NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes is focused on strengthening the psychological resilience of children. We deliver holistic mental health training that’s evidence-based and data proven. Learn more and check out upcoming NCA Institute trainings: https://loom.ly/jk8syPg

#ICYMI - Planning to apply for a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) grant for 2025 and have questions? We’re hosting two live Q&A sessions about grant applications TODAY and one on Thursday to answer your questions about applying for Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund (DTVF), CAC-military partnership, or CAC National Subgrant (NSP) grants. There’s a single registration link for all three, so no matter how many Q&As you want to attend, you only have to register once: https://loom.ly/KpIB4ws Remember, applications are due before midnight on August 2, 2024! Learn more about the grants and get the link to the requests for proposals (RFPs) at our NCA Grant Application Resource Page. The page has a wide variety of grant resources, including a graphic that shows which types of grants are available to NCA members and non-members: https://loom.ly/hiES1r0

✨A REMINDER: If you attended the 2024 NCA Leadership Conference, your access to the recordings of conference workshops and live events continues through the end of September. Make sure you get the maximum benefit out of your conference registration fee by watching as many workshops as you’d like! Conference recordings are available to you on the Attendance Hub site!   Be sure to fill out a session evaluation form for every session you watch. Watch 30 minutes or more of a session and we’ll enter it onto your conference certificate. You can download your certificate in order to claim any continuing education credits that might be available in your profession or your state. #NCALC24 #AllInForKids

On the latest episode of One in Ten podcast, Associate Professor of Psychology at Kenyon College, Dr. Margaret Stevenson joined us to talk about how race affects whether children who disclose sexual abuse are seen as credible. Listen now and subscribe to One in Ten: https://lnkd.in/grx4B_W3

✳ Children's Advocacy Centers and MDT members can use the NCA Engage resource below with their communities to understand and explore the unique needs of child sexual exploitation victims. The toolkit features research, protocol examples, fact-sheets, and other information shared from CACs across the country. 👉 Check it out and share with your network: https://loom.ly/E7DXXHk

Planning to apply for a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) grant for 2025 and have questions? We’re hosting three live Q&A sessions next week to answer any questions you might have about applying for Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund (DTVF), CAC-military partnership, or CAC National Subgrant (NSP) grants. There’s a single registration link for all three, so no matter how many Q&As you want to attend, you only have to register once: https://lnkd.in/gfsAQQdK Remember, applications are due before midnight on August 2, 2024! Learn more about the grants and get the link to the requests for proposals (RFPs) at our NCA Grant Application Resource Page. The page has a wide variety of grant resources, including a graphic that shows which types of grants are available to NCA members and non-members: https://lnkd.in/g2Q6nUpN

When it comes to child sexual abuse and exploitation, a new look at the U.S. shows we’re not doing very well. The Economist Impact's groundbreaking Out of the Shadows Index shines a light on the prevention and response to child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) in the U.S. If this were a report card, the best performing state would only have a D. What this means for kids is that, as a nation, our safeguarding is wholly inadequate and our response system woefully underfunded. On the latest episode of One in Ten podcast, we invited Laura Avery and Katherine Stewart, the authors of the report, to talk to us about the report and how by being able to pinpoint weaknesses and challenges, we can develop state-specific roadmaps for improvement in child protection. If you haven’t already read the report, please make sure you do. Listen to the full episode now: https://lnkd.in/gwrYFfAs Download the in-depth report: https://loom.ly/EQ8A944