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 Advocacy Center (CAC) outcome measurement and understanding what healing after abuse means to youth. Westphaln describes her work with the Canopy CAC and a scoping review showing CAC literature emphasizes programmatic measures (forensic interviews, prosecution) more than child perspectives, and how this aligned with the National Children’s Alliance Youth Feedback Survey pilot.

Time Stamps:

Time. Topic

00:00 Kids Are The Experts

01:14 Kristi’s CAC Journey

04:19 Why Youth Voices Matter

08:03 Youth Survey Primer

09:07 Three Healing Questions

12:14 Who Joined The Study

17:20 What Healing Means

21:33 Talking And Support

24:35 Pets Faith Justice

31:12 What CACs Can Do

37:14 Trauma Without The Word

39:44 Key Takeaways And Thanks

43:36 Closing And Where To Listen

Resources:

Talk with me about it: Child and youth perspectives on healing after child abuse - ScienceDirect

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Host Teresa Huizar interviews Dr. Amy Farrell of Northeastern University about a multi-institution study on the physical and mental health needs of commercially sexually exploited youth and their interactions with healthcare systems. The research used a national survey recruited through service agencies and Instagram screening, plus qualitative interviews with adults exploited as minors, examining health before, during, and after exploitation. Findings show exploited youth report significantly higher health concerns than comparable high-risk youth, including higher STI rates, chronic pain, asthma, high blood pressure, and severe depression, anxiety, PTSD, and dissociation; health problems often persist throughout their lives.

Time Stamps

Time Topic

00:00 Episode Setup

01:23 Meet Dr. Amy Farrell

01:43 Why This Study

04:51 Research Questions

06:14 Recruiting The Sample

09:57 Overall Health Findings

13:05 Physical Health Surprises

15:37 Mental Health Impacts

20:27 ACEs and Vulnerability

23:27 Healthcare Access Touchpoints

27:48 Stigma and Broken Trust

32:21 Provider Recommendations

43:11 Future Research

44:58 Closing and Resources

Resources

Understanding the Physical and Psychological Health and Wellness Needs of Minor Sex Trafficking Victims

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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” leadership as learning and service. Irish recounts her path from CPS investigator to forensic interviewer, then into leadership roles culminating as CEO of the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, emphasizing that being great at a job doesn’t automatically translate to leading people. Irish shares advice for emerging leaders about balancing mission service with personal development, preventing burnout by maintaining life outside work, and her next season focused on coaching, speaking, and sustaining leaders under pressure while building broader public support for CACs.

Time Stamps:

Time. Topic

00:00 Leadership Myths Busted

01:36 Irish Leadership Journey

03:53 Grounded by Faith Community

05:01 Weight of Mission Work

07:47 Imperfect Human Centered

10:18 Burden and Blessing

13:05 Advice for Emerging Leaders

15:58 Radical Transparency Myth

19:47 Leading Through Influence

23:38 Hiring for Collaboration

26:02 Systems Change Decisions

27:58 Learning on the Fly

28:59 Grace Over Perfection

32:21 Myth of Great Leaders

37:27 Vision for CAC Future

39:39 Next Season and Speaking

42:13 Staying Healthy in the Work

45:55 Burnout and Identity

51:23 Closing Gratitude and Farewell

Resources:

Irish Burch Company

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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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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 documentary Magic and Monsters, which follows survivors of the Children’s Theatre Company abuse scandal in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They describe charismatic artistic director John Clark Donahue as a serial child abuser who fostered a culture with multiple perpetrators, the 2010s Minnesota statute-of-limitations lookback that enabled 17 civil lawsuits, and survivors’ ongoing sense that accountability and acknowledgment remain lacking. The conversation highlights institutional betrayal, brand protection, and the need for boundaries in youth-serving organizations, alongside the healing power of being believed and connecting with other survivors.

Time Stamps

00:00 Welcome And Premise

00:36 Why This Film Matters

01:30 Host Reaction And Setup

02:51 Case Recap And Timeline

06:05 Anthony Edwards Connection

09:53 Ethics Of Survivor Storytelling

11:45 Trauma Informed Filmmaking

16:22 Healing Through Community

18:07 Institutional Grooming Dynamics

21:59 Prevention Lessons For Parents

23:20 Culture Of Trust And Othering

25:40 Magic And Monsters Duality

26:35 Institutional Betrayal

27:22 Protecting the Brand

31:06 Seeking Acknowledgement

33:19 Trauma and Self Care

35:09 Unresolved Justice

36:50 Recovery Through Connection

41:54 Being Believed Matters

43:32 Film Impact and Next Steps

47:47 Closing Thanks and Resources

Resources

Magic & Monsters

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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 neglect, emphasizing that homeschooling is growing (about 2 million children) while reliable data and regulation vary widely by state and are often minimal. The conversation covers rare but egregious torture cases, potential child-focused oversight for high-risk families, barriers to policy change, and the importance of reporting concerns to hotlines.

Time Stamps:

00:00 Homeschooling And Hidden Abuse

01:21 Why Study Homeschooling

02:08 Data Gaps In California

03:52 How Common Is Homeschooling

05:31 Politics And Polarization

06:59 Mandatory Reporters Explained

09:23 Training Gaps For Families

11:14 State Rules Vary Widely

12:37 Torture Cases And Limits

16:04 Child Focused Policy Ideas

19:47 Notification And Oversight

23:45 Support And Cyber Schooling

28:36 Why Reforms Keep Failing

32:00 Advice For Professionals

34:13 Anonymous Reporting Concerns

36:15 Wrap Up And Thanks

Resources:

Homeschooling and child maltreatment: A review of the regulatory context and research evidence in the United States - ScienceDirect

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