Emily leads efforts to keep children safe online at one of the world’s largest and most powerful technology companies, Google. Previously, she led the policy team at Thorn, a tech-focused nonprofit working to end online child sexual abuse. And earlier, she spent seven years both in her home state of New Hampshire and in Washington, DC as an assistant to US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). 

In the Radio Kempe Podcast, Emily outlines the comprehensive steps Google is taking to keep children safe online, including using new technology tools to match the “hash values” (digital fingerprints) of images of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) so the images can be quickly reported and removed. These tools include “classifiers” to identify never-seen-before content, and other innovations. She indicated Google is not only using these tools on its own platforms but is making them available to other companies. She also discussed work Google is doing on parental education and mentioned a Google collaboration with the Royal Academy of Pediatrics and Child Health in the UK to better identify children harmed online and intervene. She also discussed the work that Google is doing to identify and mitigate the risks to children from Generative AI. 

The last of the three drivers of workforce resilience is the critical role that leaders play in creating a culture where resilience and well-being are valued and supported. Research tells us that compared to client-related burnout, staff experience higher levels of burnout related to agency-level factors. Workplace-related burnout was also more strongly associated with job stress, job dissatisfaction, and intent to leave. If your organization is struggling with turnover, leadership must lead the way to create a culture that encourages, supports, and models thriving not just surviving. Interested in learning more about Be Well. Do Well. Stay Awhile. Visit our website www.kempecenter.org in the Our Work and/or Workforce Education and Innovation pages to learn more. 

Lucy Berliner is a renowned giant in trauma and trauma screening and was the former Director of the Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress at UNICEF’s global research arm in Italy. She was the long-time Director of the Harborview Center on Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress at the University of Washington, and Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Lucy is a world-renowned advocate and champion for the concept of trauma-informed care.  

In the Radio Kempe Podcast, Lucy discusses her call for “Trauma Screening for Every Child Seeking Treatment.” Lucy argues there is clear evidence that large numbers of children are being exposed to trauma and adversity at an early age and that such exposure is creating significant risk of poor physical and mental health outcomes later in life.  She adds, “children don’t disclose because we simply don’t ask.” Lucy also addresses a key point often heard from children’s health professionals; “we are being asked to do more and more things and capture more and more information, but simply don’t have the time.” She emphasizes that trauma screening is essential and will change treatment strategies.   

Join Radio Kempe for an interview with world-leading trauma expert, Lucy Berliner, as we address the harm to children in this digital age, and work toward real practical solutions.  

Dr. Daniel Kardefelt-Winther leads the Digital Engagement & Protection Team at UNICEF’s Global Office of Research and Foresight in Florence, Italy. He is one of the world’s foremost researchers on the harm to children in the digital world.  

In the Radio Kempe Podcast, Daniel discusses his pioneering Disrupting Harms research and how extensive the risks are to children online today.  He also addresses the adequacy of response of public and private agencies to these exploding problems and explores his exciting work in assessing the real effects on survivors of online child sexual abuse and exploitation. Finally, he explores the broader impacts of digital technology on children and society.  

Join Radio Kempe for an interview with world-leading researcher, Dr. Daniel Kardefelt-Winther of UNICEF, as we address the new risks and harms to children in this digital age, and work toward real practical solutions.  

One of the three drivers of workforce resilience is cultural practices that support well-being and resilience within an organization. Supervisors in child welfare play a pivotal role in creating and sustaining the culture of the organization. Consider that “culture” is the way things are done in an organization, and how it feels to work in that organization. No one has more impact on that than the supervisor. And the foundation of a culture is the level of psychological safety found in teams – and that is largely determined by the supervisor. Discover the pivotal role of supervisors in shaping organizational culture and creating a psychologically safe environment. 

Jacqueline Beauchere is the first Global Head of Platform Safety at Snap. Inc. She heads Snap’s online safety strategy and is working on these issues worldwide. Previously, Jacqueline spent more than 20 years at Microsoft where she was the company’s, and the industry’s, first Chief Online Safety Officer. At Snap she is raising awareness of online risks, advising on Snap’s tools and policies, and engaging with audiences worldwide. 

In this Radio Kempe Podcast, Jacqueline discusses the steps Snap is taking to counter the risks to kids online. She addresses how Snap is engaging young people in the search for solutions, including the new Teen Council for Digital Well-Being. Jacqueline also mentions Snap’s new Digital Well-Being Index which measures the risks to kids country-by-country worldwide. She addresses the growing problem of sextortion and how to approach it. 

Join Radio Kempe for an interview with social media innovator Jacqueline Beauchere, as we address the new risks and harms to children in this digital age, and work toward real practical solutions. 

One of the three drivers of workforce resilience are 5 surprisingly simple behaviors individual staff can practice to support their personal resilience. These research-supported practices; Gratitude, Moving Your Body, Mindfulness, Acts of Kindness, and Building Social Support are simple, yet amazingly impactful ways anyone can do to support their well-being and resilience. And a huge bonus is that they all can be practiced within the workday, which has the added benefit of building connections and a positive culture within an organization. 

Dr. Ethel Quayle was a research clinical psychologist (no longer in practice) at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in the United Kingdom. She is also a world-renowned researcher, who has focused on sexual crimes against children, especially sexual offenses involving the Internet. A particular priority for her work has been the role of abuse images in the offending process.    

In the Radio Kempe Podcast, Dr. Quayle discusses the vital importance of research on this problem, her work with both sex offenders and their victims, and her development of a therapeutic program for internet sex offenders, including adolescents displaying problematic sexual behavior.  

Join Radio Kempe for an interview with pioneering researcher, Dr. Ethel Quayle, as we open our eyes to the new risks and harms to children in this digital age, and work toward real practical solutions.

Human services organizations are facing unprecedented burnout, turnover, and recruitment challenges. The Kempe Center has developed "Be Well> Do Well> Stay Awhile," an evidence-informed framework to support workforce resilience. This framework targets three key drivers: leadership, workplace culture, and five simple resilience behaviors for staff. In addition, there are five simple behaviors individual staff can practice to support their resilience. Join us monthly for this series, as we explore each aspect of this program throughout the year.

In this podcast, we discuss a recent paper published by Dr. Suzanne Kerns and colleagues from the Kempe Center, Clayton State University and Kaiser. The paper is called “An Equity-Focused Assessment of Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention Research.” It was published in May, 2024 in the journal Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. The paper describes the extent to which the research studies that are included in assessment of the evidence for parenting programs include different components of equity-related best practices. We discuss the impetus for the study, main findings, and next steps.