Child Abuse Prevention Education, Resources & Support
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Kali Scott
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kali.scott@hsc.utah.edu
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About Us
The Safe and Healthy Families (SHF) ECHO brings experts in child physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, child welfare, and ethics together to present on a diversity of topics of interest to those who work with potentially abused children. Topics will be of interest to healthcare providers who care for children (pediatricians, family medicine, child and adolescent psychiatry, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, social workers, mental health providers, child welfare workers and administrators, and lawyers. Learners in these disciplines are invited and encouraged to attend and participate to create a multidisciplinary learning community.
Participants are awarded 1.0 hour of ACCME Category CME credit at no cost for each 1.0 hour of live sessions attended. Full instructions for claiming CME are available in the CME Learner Information Packet.
Upcoming Sessions
Date |
Topic |
Presenter(s) |
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July - August 2025 | Summer Break | |
September 11, 2025 | ||
September 25, 2025 |
Watch A Recent Session
PAST SESSIONS
Date |
Topic |
Presenter (s) |
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June 26, 2025 | Interpreting Sexual Abuse Mimics - Video | Verena Brown, MD, FAAP |
June 12, 2025 | Bleeding and Clotting and Abuse, "Oh my!" - Video | Jim Anderst, MD, MSCI Shannon Carpenter, MD, MS |
May 29, 2025 | Medical Child Abuse (MCA) Series: MCA Ethics - not recorded | Suzanne Haney, MD, MS, FAAP |
May 22, 2025 | Medical Child Abuse (MCA) Series: MCA Panel - not recorded | Katie L. Johnson, MD Margaret R. Russell, MD, FAAP Shalon Nienow, MD |
May 8, 2025 | Medical Child Abuse (MCA) Series: The Breakdown of the Doctor-Patient Relationship & Medical Child Abuse - not recorded | James Metz, MD, MPH, FAAP |
April 24, 2025 | "Child Protective Services Reporting in the Gray Zone: Should We Report When We Are Uncertain About Child Maltreatment?" - Video | Andrea Asnes, MD, MSW |
March 27, 2025 | Problematic Sexualized Behaviors in Children - Video | Natalie N. Kissoon, MD, FAAP |
March 13, 2025 | Healthy Sexual Development and Sexuality Education - Video | Verena Brown, MD, FAAP |
Clinical Team
Tagrid M. Ruiz-Maldonado, FAAP, MD, MS
Facilitator | University of Utah | Project ECHO | Safe & Healthy Families (SHF) ECHO
Assistant Professor | University of Utah | Dept of Pediatrics | Division of Child Protection & Family Health
Attending Physician | Primary Children's Hospital | Child Abuse Pediatrics | Center for Safe & Healthy Families
Kristine (Kris) A. Campbell, MD, MSc
Professor | University of Utah | Dept of Pediatrics | Division of Child Protection & Family Health
Attending Physician | Primary Children's Hospital | Child Abuse Pediatrics | Center for Safe & Healthy Families
Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP
Chief & Professor | University of Utah | Dept of Pediatrics | Division of Child Protection & Family Health
Attending Physician | Primary Children's Hospital | Child Abuse Pediatrics | Center for Safe & Healthy Families
Resources and References
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
Policy and Practice Statements
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/committee_on_child_abuse_and_neglect
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care
Policy and Practice Statements
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/section_on_adoption_and_foster_care
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is a nonprofit, national organization focused on meeting the needs of professionals engaged in all aspects of services for maltreated children and their families. Especially important to APSAC is the dissemination of state-of-the-art practice in all professional disciplines related to child abuse and neglect. The New York Foundling, whose mission offers an expansive array of services for under-served children, families, and adults with developmental disabilities provides the resources necessary to rebuild lives and rebuild families.
https://www.apsac.org/
Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention provides information, research resources and programs to prevent child maltreatment and adverse childhood experiences (ACE). The Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and Programmatic Activities represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help prevent child abuse and neglect.
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/CAN-Prevention-Technical-Package.pdf
Darkness to Light
Darkness to Light is a primary prevention program whose mission is to engage adults in the prevention of child sexual abuse; to reduce the incidence of child sexual abuse nationally through education and public awareness aimed at adults; and to provide adults with information to recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
https://www.d2l.org/
Futures Without Violence
Futures Without Violence is a health and social justice nonprofit with a simple mission: to heal those among us who are traumatized by violence today – and to create healthy families and communities free of violence tomorrow. From domestic violence and child abuse, to bullying and sexual assault, our groundbreaking programs, policy development, and public action campaigns are designed to prevent and end violence against women and children around the world. Striving to reach new audiences and transform social norms, we train professionals such as doctors, nurses, judges, and athletic coaches on improving responses to violence and abuse. We also work with advocates, policy makers, and others to build sustainable community leadership and educate people everywhere about the importance of respect and healthy relationships.
https://FuturesWithoutViolence.org
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS) offers information on shaken baby syndrome, shaken baby syndrome prevention programs, and training for professionals and parents nationwide.
http://www.dontshake.org/
Nurse-Family Partnership
The Nurse-Family Partnership represents an approach to the long-established service strategy of the home visiting model that improves the health and social functioning of low income, first-time mothers, their babies, and families.
http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/(opens in new window)
Parents As Teachers
Parents as Teachers helps organizations and professionals work with parents during the critical early years of their children's lives, from conception to kindergarten. Parents as Teachers develops curricula that support a parent's role in promoting school readiness and healthy development of children. Providers are offered practical, hands-on applications for parents in real-world situations.
http://www.parentsasteachers.org/(opens in new window)
Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse America is the nation’s oldest and largest organization committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens. They promote programs and resources informed by science that enable kids, families and entire communities to thrive—today, tomorrow and for generations to come.
https://preventchildabuse.org
S.E.E.K
Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) aims to strengthen families, support parents and parenting, and thereby promote children's health, development and safety — and help prevent child abuse and neglect.
https://seekwellbeing.org
ZERO TO THREE
Zero to Three's mission is to promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf. Zero to Three is dedicated to advancing current knowledge, promoting beneficial policies and practices, communicating research and best practices to a wide variety of audiences, and providing training, technical assistance, and leadership development.
http://www.zerotothree.org