Show notes
Today’s episode included the following speakers (in the order they appear):Opening quote: Jennifer Jones – Chief Strategy Officer, Prevent Child Abuse AmericaHost: Luke WaldoExperts:Dr. Kristi Slack – Professor, University of Wisconsin; Founder, Prof2Prof; Affiliate, Institute for Research on PovertyBryan Samuels – Director, Chapin HallJennifer Jones – Chief Strategy Officer, Prevent Child Abuse AmericaBregetta Wilson – Lived Experience Coordinator, Wisconsin’s Department of Children and FamiliesTim Grove – Senior Consultant – Wellpoint Care Network0:03 – Jennifer Jones – Opening statement on systemic challenges and poverty.00:59 – Luke Waldo – Introduction to another root cause of neglect - poverty.Dr. Jerry Milner and David Kelly article: It’s Time to Stop Confusing Poverty with Neglect.4:47 – Kristi Slack – Child welfare statistics and disparities. Impact of poverty and housing instability on families and child welfare involvement. Economic safety net’s impact on child maltreatment prevention. Institute for Research on Poverty article: Preventing Child Maltreatment and Neglect in the United States: Opportunities for Change9:07 – Gabe McGaughey and Kristi Slack – Poverty is a constellation of issues. Poverty compounding other risk factors. 13:07 – Luke Waldo – Family vulnerability as a consequence of systems’ failures.14:15 – Bryan Samuels – Economic loss, unemployment, and housing instability as the most likely predictors of child welfare involvement. Financial benefits, childcare, housing stability, and employment as a social safety net. 16:12 – Jennifer Jones – Child well-being system to support overloaded families. Economic and concrete supports reduce risk of child welfare involvement.Prevent Child Abuse America article: Addressing the Root Causes of Child Neglect21:01 – Kristi Slack – Complex, multi-faceted nature of neglect. Class-action lawsuit that led to the Norman Fund for overloaded families living in poverty.Norman Fund23:32 – Kristi Slack – Challenges that arise when families are experiencing housing instability. 25:26 – Luke Waldo – Complicated relationship between poverty and child neglect. Introduction to social capital.26:53 – Bregetta Wilson – Self-efficacy. The stress and impacts of poverty.30:33 – Gabe McGaughey and Tim Grove – The impact of trauma and social capital on economic mobility.Raj Chetty Atlantic articleScaling Wellness in Milwaukee (SWIM)34:02 – Bregetta Wilson – The impact of planting seeds on self-efficacy.35:37 – Luke Waldo – 3 Key Takeaways38:07 – 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.