The Pinwheel Podcast: Hope for Florida's Families

In this episode, Chris interviews Jennifer Wills, Network Partner and Expansion Lead for with Care Connect+ BRAVE (Be Resilient And Voice Emotions).

Learn more about the program: www.careconnectplus.com/programs/brave/

Watch a video about the BRAVE program and some of the impacts they have made since they started in 2019:  https://youtu.be/Vk_V1fFeydg

The 2023  BRAVE Summit is scheduled for March 29, 2023.

For the Zoom link to join the information session on November 15 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, email [email protected]. 

Chris Lolley discusses the six Protective Factors that help prevent abuse and neglect.

Director of Communications Zoe Linafelt, APR, speaks with Executive Director Chris Lolley about the many free resources and materials available to everyone on PreventChildAbuseFL.org.

Links to materials mentioned in this episode:

• Parent and Advocacy Guides
• Safe Sleep
• Water Safety
• "Resilience" Film
• Order Portal for Books & Educational Resources (create a new account or log in to order)
• Circle of Parents®
• Webinars and Podcasts
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley spoke with Megan Diehl, Florida State Director of Unite Us.

This episode was recorded on June 17, 2022.

In recognition of Water Safety Month, Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley speaks with Dr. Robert Karch, the Deputy Secretary for Children’s Medical Services at the Florida Department of Health, about drowning prevention and urgent water safety issues parents need to know. Please note, some topics in this episode are heavy/troubling and may not be appropriate for children.

This episode was recorded on May 23, 2022.

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley and Communications Director Zoe Linafelt led a webinar for partners about how to use the Child Abuse Prevention Month online toolkit, and two partners shared their plans for the special month.

There is a video of this webinar available on YouTube. This episode was recorded on March 17, 2022.

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley answers a few general questions from Director of Communications Zoe Linafelt about Child Abuse Prevention Month.

• 2022 Child Abuse Prevention Month partner toolkit
• Local events around Florida recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley, Project Coordinator Heather Jones, and Communications Director Zoe Linafelt led a webinar for partners about how to use the Child Abuse Prevention Month online toolkit, and two partners shared their plans for the special month.

Link to Positive Parenting website mentioned in webinar.

There is a video of this webinar available on YouTube. This episode was recorded on March 9, 2022.

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley, Project Coordinator Heather Jones, and Communications Director Zoe Linafelt led a webinar for partners about how to use the Child Abuse Prevention Month online toolkit and other ways to get involved in Florida's campaign. There is a video of this webinar available on YouTube. This episode was recorded on February 25, 2022.

Chris Lolley (Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director) and Zoe Linafelt (Director of Communications for The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida) talk about Child Abuse Prevention Month and the importance of one caring adult in a child's life.