Overloaded: Understanding Neglect

By: Institute for Child and Family Well-being
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  • Overloaded: Understanding Neglect aspires to build a shared understanding of neglect, its underlying root causes, and how they overload families with stress. Neglect is a complex and wicked problem, but it’s one that we believe is preventable if we work together to reimagine how we support families overloaded by stress. Neglect is a public health crisis, as it’s the most common reason that children are separated from their families by the government. 37% of all US children experience a Child Protective Services investigation, 13% of all children have a substantiated case of maltreatment, and children of color are disproportionately represented in foster care. Nearly 70% of children in foster care are separated from their families due to neglect. Overloaded: Understanding Neglect represents the important first step of building a shared understanding of the problem and will serve as a foundation for future innovations in practice, policy, and systems change. Join host Luke Waldo, Director of Program Design and Community Engagement at the Institute for Child and Family Well-being, as he explores these issues with research and policy experts Tim Grove (Wellpoint Care Network), Jennifer Jones (Prevent Child Abuse America), Bryan Samuels (Chapin Hall), and Dr. Kristi Slack (University of Wisconsin), Lived Experience expert Bregetta Wilson (Wisconsin Department of Children and Families) and five Children’s Wisconsin child welfare and child maltreatment prevention experts. Through these conversations, we developed a compelling narrative that seeks to build a shared understanding of the realities of overloaded families, so that we might find solutions that reduce family separations for reasons of neglect.
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  • Overloaded: Understanding Neglect - Trailer

    Overloaded: Understanding Neglect - Trailer
    Sep 16 2022
    Announcing Overloaded: Understanding Neglect, a new podcast series from the Institute for Child and Family Well-being. Neglect is a complex and wicked problem, but it’s one that we believe is preventable if we work together to reimagine how we support families overloaded by stress. Neglect is a public health crisis, as it’s the most common reason that children are separated from their families by the government. 1 in 3 of all US children experience a Child Protective Services investigation, 1 in 10 have a confirmed allegation of maltreatment, and children of color are disproportionately represented in foster care. Nearly 7 in 10 children in foster care are separated from their families due to neglect. The Overloaded: Understanding Neglect podcast represents the important first step of building a shared understanding of the problem and will serve as a foundation for future innovations in practice, policy, and systems change. Join host Luke Waldo, Director of Program Design and Community Engagement at the Institute for Child and Family Well-being, as he explores these issues with research and policy experts Tim Grove (Wellpoint Care Network), Jennifer Jones (Prevent Child Abuse America), Bryan Samuels (Chapin Hall), and Dr. Kristi Slack (University of Wisconsin), Lived Experience expert Bregetta Wilson (Wisconsin Department of Children and Families) and five of his colleagues from Children’s Wisconsin’s child welfare and child maltreatment prevention programs. Through these conversations, we developed a compelling narrative that seeks to build a shared understanding of the realities of overloaded families, so that we might find solutions that reduce family separations for reasons of neglect. Join the conversation on Wednesday, September 21st when we premiere the first episode of Overloaded: Understanding Neglect wherever you listen to your podcasts. Then tune in each week on Wednesday to listen to the rest of the series.
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    4 mins
  • Understanding Neglect

    Understanding Neglect
    Sep 21 2022

    Today’s episode included the following speakers (in the order they appear):

    Host: Luke Waldo

    Experts:

    • Jennifer Jones – Chief Strategy Officer, Prevent Child Abuse America
    • Bryan Samuels – Executive Director, Chapin Hall
    • Dr. Kristi Slack – Professor, University of Wisconsin; Founder, Prof2Prof; Affiliate, Institute for Research on Poverty
    • Hannah Kirk – Healthy Start Supervisor, Children’s Wisconsin
    • Theresa Swiechowski – Family Support Supervisor, Children’s Wisconsin
    • Ashlee Jackson – Family Support Specialist II, Children’s Wisconsin
    • Bregetta Wilson – Lived Experience Coordinator, Wisconsin’s Department of Children and Families
    • Tim Grove – Senior Consultant – Wellpoint Care Network
    • Dr. Julie Woodbury – Family Preservation and Support Manager, Children’s Wisconsin

    :31 – Luke Waldo – Introduction to Overloaded: Understanding Neglect podcast and Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities initiative. 

    • Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities

    3:33 – Luke Waldo – Child neglect and abuse statistics. How is child neglect defined?

    • Wisconsin Out-of-Home Care Report (2020)

    4:56 – Jennifer Jones – Definitions of neglect differ across the country. Wisconsin’s definition of neglect, which specifically includes “for reasons other than poverty”.

    • Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
    • Wisconsin’s Definition of Neglect
    • Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)

    7:51 – Bryan Samuels – Child neglect national and state statistics. Why neglect is the primary reason for family separation in child welfare systems.

    10:43 – Dr. Kristi Slack – Child neglect and poverty. Systems’ failures that lead to overloaded families.

    12:51 – Luke Waldo – Introduction of Lived Experience and Direct Practice experts.

    13:12 – Hannah Kirk – Defining child neglect.

    13:40 – Theresa Swiechowski – Defining child neglect.

    13:55 – Ashlee Jackson – Poverty and neglect. 

    14:22 – Bregetta Wilson - Defining child neglect.

    14:31 – Hannah Kirk – Mental health and substance use challenges.

    15:44 – Theresa Swiechowski – The gray areas of neglect.

    17:54 – Luke Waldo – Complexity of neglect. Introduction of stories about individuals and families that experienced neglect.

    18:48 – Bregetta Wilson – Social determinants of health. Story about an 18 year old young man who had been involved with the child welfare system for much of his childhood. Story about a mother who went to the system to ask for help, but then had her children taken from her.

    • Social Determinants of Health

    24:00 – Tim Grove – Story about a 3 month old child that experienced neglect. Trauma as an underlying root cause. Trauma statistics in the child welfare system.

    30:23 – Luke Waldo – How families become overloaded by stress.

    30:54 – Dr. Julie Woodbury – Mental health and stress piling on overloaded families.

    32:18 – Bryan Samuels – The intersection of poverty and neglect. 

    32:54 – Luke Waldo – 3 Key Takeaways. 

    35:21 - Closing Credits and Gratitude.

    Join the conversation and connect with us!

    • Visit our podcast page on our ICFW website to learn more about the experts you hear in this series.
    • Subscribe, rate our show and leave feedback in the comments section.
    • Sign up for our Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities initiative and our quarterly newsletter.
    • Follow the Institute for Child and Family Well-being on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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    36 mins
  • Understanding Neglect: Trauma and Systemic Oppression

    Understanding Neglect: Trauma and Systemic Oppression
    Sep 28 2022
    Today’s episode included the following speakers (in the order they appear):Opening quote: Tim Grove – Senior Consultant – Wellpoint Care NetworkHost: Luke WaldoExperts:Jennifer Jones – Chief Strategy Officer, Prevent Child Abuse AmericaBregetta Wilson – Lived Experience Coordinator, Wisconsin’s Department of Children and FamiliesTim Grove – Senior Consultant – Wellpoint Care NetworkBryan Samuels – Director, Chapin Hall0:04 – Tim Grove – Opening Quote on Trauma and Equity:52 – Luke Waldo – Introduction to root causes of neglect – trauma and systemic oppression.3:23 – Luke Waldo and Jennifer Jones – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adverse Community Environments. Wendy Ellis.Pair of ACEs - Adverse Community Experiences 5:41 - Bregetta Wilson – Dorothy Roberts’ Torn Apart reading and the structures of bias built into child welfare systems. Torn Apart:  How the child welfare system destroys Black families–and how abolition can build a safer world by Dorothy Roberts8:25 – Luke Waldo – Importance of facing the realities of inequities and generational trauma in our society.9:05 - Tim Grove – Impacts of ACEs, trauma, and equity. Original ACEs study  Dr. Joy DeGruyDr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave HeartSam SimmonsFran Kaplan & Reggie JacksonCenter for Community Resilience13:01 – Bregetta Wilson – How are we educating the system actors like mandated reporters? Generational trauma from generational child welfare involvement. Bias.15:46 – Luke Waldo – Prevalence of ACEs. ICFW ACEs studies. Disproportionality statistics.ICFW Adverse Childhood Experiences’ studiesWisconsin Out-of-Home Care Report (2020)Wisconsin child population demographics: US Census Quick Facts (2020 Estimates)17:48 – Luke Waldo and Jennifer Jones – Systemic oppression and disparities. Addressing the Root Causes of Neglect ArticleChange in Mind Institute21:39 – Bryan Samuels – Child welfare disparities. Hispanic and African-American families in child welfare system.Illinois Department of Children and Family Services StatisticsNational Child Maltreatment Data from the Administration for Children and Families24:39 – Gabe McGaughey – How might data better inform us?25:29 – Bryan Samuels – How data might more effectively inform the child welfare and child maltreatment prevention systems.27:56 – Luke Waldo – What would families change about the child welfare system?28:24 – Bregetta Wilson – Let families lead. 29:19 – Luke Waldo – Closing introduction to speakers.29:45 – Jennifer Jones - The legacy of systemic racial trauma. Positive Childhood Experiences.Examining the Association between ACEs, Childhood Poverty and neglect, and physical and mental health:  Data from two state samples Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental and Relational Health in a Statewide Sample: Associations Across Adverse Childhood Experiences Levels34:44 – Bryan Samuels – The real challenges of the child welfare system.  39:36 – Luke Waldo – 3 Key Takeaways41:58 – Closing Credits and GratitudeJoin the conversation and connect with us!Visit our podcast page on our ICFW website to learn more about the experts you hear in this series.Subscribe, rate our show and leave feedback in the comments section.Check out our upcoming events.Sign up for our Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities initiative and our quarterly newsletter.Follow the Institute for Child and Family Well-being on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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    43 mins
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