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Radio Kempe
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Radio Kempe is here to connect you with the information you need to tackle current issues. Join us as we talk about difficult topics. Help us as we test assumptions to challenge traditional ways of thinking. Get curious, tune in, and join us on the journey to prevent child abuse and neglect every month of the year! Do you have a topic that you would like to hear on Radio Kempe? Email us at kempe.center@ucdenver.edu.
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Chasing Hope for America’s Children: Child Safety Online: Policy, Prevention, and Safety by Design (A Conversation with Clinical Health Psychology Graduate Student and Research Assistant, Mary Taylor “MT” Goeltz)
4w ago00:32:40Tap to summarizeIn the seventh episode of Chasing Hope for America’s Children, Kendall Marlowe speaks with Mary Taylor “MT” Goeltz, a graduate student in the Clinical Health Psychology Program at the University of Colorado Denver, about the rapidly evolving challenge of keeping children safe online.MT brings a developmental and clinical psychology lens to the conversation, drawing on her work with the Eugene Farley Health Policy Center and the Kempe Center on a new policy brief focused on the legislative landscape of online child safety. Together, she and Kendall explore how children’s growing exposure to social media, apps, AI, chatbots, and other digital platforms has created new risks for exploitation, sextortion, harmful content, and self-harm.Their conversation examines what policymakers, platforms, parents, and communities are trying to do in response—and why prevention must be part of the solution. MT discusses digital safety education, platform accountability, age assurance, parental controls, and safety-by-design approaches that build protections into online spaces before harm occurs.The episode asks a critical question for everyone who cares about children and families: how can we create digital environments where children are not only protected from harm, but supported in their development, autonomy, learning, and connection?
Transcribe →Chasing Hope for America’s Children: From Silenced to Saved—Advocacy, Justice, and the Fight Against Child Trafficking (A Conversation with Founding Executive Director, Jenelle Goodrich)
Apr 2800:34:54Tap to summarizeIn the sixth episode of Chasing Hope for America’s Children, Warren Binford speaks with Jenelle Goodrich, Founder and Executive Director of From Silenced to Saved (FSTS), a nonprofit organization providing on-scene response, advocacy, and comprehensive case management for victims and survivors of human trafficking. A certified Family Trauma Professional with over a decade of frontline experience, Goodrich works directly with law enforcement—including federal partners—to support trafficking investigations and survivor care.Drawing on this experience, Goodrich shares how her organization fills critical gaps in the child protection system—partnering directly with law enforcement to support children from the moment of recovery through adjudication and beyond. She offers insight into the realities of child trafficking today, including the role of demand, the challenges of prosecution, and the importance of trauma-informed, survivor-centered care, with expertise often contributing to active cases and prosecutions.Their conversation explores how coordinated advocacy, policy reform, and community awareness can strengthen responses to exploitation while improving outcomes for vulnerable youth. It also highlights emerging threats such as online exploitation and sextortion, and the urgent need for prevention efforts that reach children, families, and frontline professionals alike—work Goodrich also advances through policy advising, coalition leadership, and statewide initiatives, including her role on the Colorado Human Trafficking Council.To learn more about From Silenced to Saved (FSTS) or to support their work, please visit https://www.fsts.org
Transcribe →Chasing Hope for America’s Children: Medicine, Justice, and the Future of Child Protection (A Conversation with Dr. Antonia Chiesa and Medical Student Gagandeep "Gigi" Rai)
Feb 2300:32:25Tap to summarizeIn the fifth episode of Chasing Hope for America’s Children, we share a recorded conversation between Dr. Antonia Chiesa, a nationally recognized child abuse pediatrician and Director of the Kempe Center’s Integrated Health Services program, and medical student Gagandeep "Gigi" Rai.Together, they explore how child abuse pediatrics sits at the intersection of medicine, justice, and humanity—discussing the importance of accuracy in public narratives, collaboration across systems, bias awareness in clinical decision-making, and the need to better prepare future physicians for this complex and deeply human work.Their conversation offers both realism and hope, highlighting the responsibility—and opportunity—clinicians hold in strengthening child protection for the next generation.
Transcribe →Chasing Hope for America’s Children: A Father Confronts Online Sextortion (A Conversation with Representative Brandon Guffey)
Jan 2900:41:20Tap to summarizeIn the fourth episode of Chasing Hope for America’s Children, Warren Binford speaks with South Carolina State Representative Brandon Guffey about the growing crisis of online exploitation impacting children and teens.Rep. Guffey has become a leading advocate for child safety online, mental health awareness, and legislative action to hold platforms accountable.His work has been featured by CN2 News, WSOC-TV, FITSNews, and The Post and Courier, as he continues to push for stronger protections for children in the digital age.
Transcribe →Fostering Health for Kids in Foster and Kinship Care
Oct 2700:36:01Tap to summarizeAs pediatric health care providers, you are certain to encounter patients who have experienced foster or kinship care. Caring for children in foster care or kinship care can be complex and requires specialized knowledge and skills. Join Dr Mary Greiner, Chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care, to learn about the newly released 3rd edition of Fostering Health: Health Care for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care, a comprehensive guide to health care for this population. As one of the book’s Editors-in-Chief and Medical Director of The CHECK (Comprehensive Health Evaluations for Cincinnati’s Kids) Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Dr Greiner will take us on a journey to explore the making of this book and how to use its exciting new content to better care for children in foster and kinship care. Dr. Mary Greiner Bio:Dr. Mary V. Greiner is a child abuse pediatrician and the Medical Director of the Comprehensive Health Evaluations for Cincinnati’s Kids (CHECK) Foster Care Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. She is a professor with tenure in the University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics. Inspired by her grandfather, a pediatrician, and her mother, a guardian ad litem, Dr. Greiner has been passionate about pediatric care and child welfare from a young age. She pursued her medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia and completed her residency in Pediatrics at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She further specialized in child abuse pediatrics through a fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Since founding the CHECK Center in 2012, Dr. Greiner has focused on working across systems to develop a healthcare model that provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to children with child welfare involvement from birth through young adulthood. Her research centers on identifying health risks and developing and evaluating innovative solutions to improve outcomes for these children. She is the Chair of the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care.
Transcribe →Chasing Hope for America’s Children: Discovering Ways to Prevent Child Sex Abuse. A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau, Director of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.
Oct 1301:07:26Tap to summarizeIn the third episode of our “Chasing Hope for America’s Children,” Warren Binford interviews groundbreaking researcher Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau, who has dedicated her career to identifying effective ways to prevent the sexual abuse of children. Learn more about Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau here: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/2594/elizabeth-j-letourneau. Watch her TEDMED talk at: https://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=620399.
Transcribe →21st Century Child Abuse: Seeking Justice for Victims and Survivors. A Conversation with James Marsh, Founding Partner of the Marsh Law Firm
Sep 2200:56:05Tap to summarizeOur series on 21st Century Child Abuse continues as host Warren Binford sits down with legal trailblazer James Marsh. They're diving deep into the constantly shifting legal landscape for victims and survivors of tech-facilitated child abuse.How are our laws catching up with technology to protect children? Tune in to find out!James R. Marsh Bio:Founding Partner James has been licensed to practice law in New York and the District of Columbia for almost thirty years, and recently became licensed in his home state of Michigan. A University of Michigan Law School graduate, James represents victims and survivors of sex abuse in religious, educational, governmental, and military institutions; campus sexual assault and rape, online sexual exploitation; child pornography; sextortion and revenge porn.
Transcribe →Chasing Hope for America’s Children: Advocating for the Children Sexually Abused by Jeffery Epstein (A Conversation with Paul Cassell)
Sep 1000:47:09Tap to summarizeEveryone has now heard about the horrific sex crimes Jeffrey Epstein committed against countless girls and young women for decades through his sex trafficking organization. What many people do not know is that the Epstein survivors’ courageous fight to pursue justice and assert their rights changed the legal landscape for victims and survivors across the nation, and that their positive impact continues to be felt today. Listen to our latest episode of Radio Kempe to hear a firsthand account from attorney Paul Cassell about the determination of the Epstein survivors and their attorneys to ensure that no other children have to endure what they endured at the hands of America’s justice system.Read more about Paul Cassell here: https://profiles.faculty.utah.edu/u0031056. If you would like to learn more about this decade-long legal battle, you can check out the book by his co-counsel, Bradley Edwards, at https://tinyurl.com/57ek24w4.
Transcribe →Chasing Hope for America’s Children: A Conversation with Bruce Lesley
Aug 1800:41:13Tap to summarizeDon't miss the latest episode of "Chasing Hope for America’s Children: A Conversation with Bruce Lesley." We sit down with Bruce Lesley, the President of First Focus on Children, to discuss critical issues facing kids in America.Learn more about Bruce's work here: https://firstfocus.org/about-us/staff-and-board/bruce-lesley/.
Transcribe →21st Century Child Abuse: Meeting the Challenge of Online Child Safety. A Conversation with Lloyd Richardson, Director of Technology at The Canadian Centre for Child Protection
Aug 400:35:11Tap to summarizeThe discussion focuses on the intersection of technology and child protection, particularly the risks children face online due to instant access to information, experiences, and people globally through smartphones. Richardson, with nearly 20 years at the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, explains their work, which includes operating Canada's national tip line for reporting online sexual exploitation of children (CyberTip.ca) and Project Arachnid, a global tool that aims to remove child sexual abuse material from the internet. The conversation draws parallels between the current challenges of regulating the internet and historical struggles with industries like tobacco, alcohol, and automotive, especially regarding seatbelt implementation. Richardson emphasizes that while technology offers benefits like education, it's a "double-edged sword" because society has not adequately mitigated its risks for children by applying lessons learned from other industries. A key issue highlighted is age and identity verification (Know Your Customer/Digital Identity) online. Richardson argues that it's not a complex technological problem but rather faces resistance due to disinformation and concerns about "mass surveillance." He explains that digital ID can be more privacy-preserving than physical ID, as it can disclose only the necessary information (e.g., being over 18) without revealing other personal details. While not a complete solution, he believes age verification would significantly mitigate harm to children online, especially in contexts like pornography websites (requiring 18+ verification) and social media platforms (where knowing the age of users can prevent luring). He also notes that platforms often fail to enforce rules against children under 13, despite laws like COPPA.
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