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Safe and Healthy Families (SHF) ECHO

Child Abuse Prevention Education, Resources & Support

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Jessica Anderson
Series Coordinator 
Jessica.a.anderson@hsc.utah.edu

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2nd, 4th, and 5th Thursdays
Noon - 1 pm (MT)
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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 on the University of Utah CME Website. 

Upcoming Sessions

Date
Topic
September 11, 2025 Children and Pornography Awareness - Video
September 25, 2025 By The Author: Connecticut’s Novel Prenatal Substance Exposure Policy: Processes & Outcomes - Video
October 9, 2025 Corporal Punishment - not recorded
October 23, 2025 Corporal Punishment - Panel Discussion - not recorded
November 13, 2025 Technology-Facilitated Abuse 
November 27, 2025 NO SESSION
December 11, 2025 Toxicology: Sources and Timing
December 25, 2025 HOLIDAY BREAK
January 8, 2026 Psychological Maltreatment
January 22, 2026 Psychological Maltreatment - Panel Discussion - not recorded
January 29, 2026 Ethics of Psychological Maltreatment
February 12, 2026 Continuing Uncertain Conversations 
February 26, 2026 Abuse in Sports
March 12, 2026 By The Author: Using Deep Learning for Estimation of Time Since Injury in Pediatric Fractures
March 26, 2026 Current Ophthalmology Issues in CAP 
April 9, 2026 Upstart Updates
April 23 - 30, 2026 NO SESSION
May 7, 2026 Using Patient Stories
May 21, 2026 What the Non-Offending Caregiver Hears - Panel Discussion - not recorded
May 28, 2026 Caring for the Caregiver
June 11, 2026 Vaginal Pain 
June 25, 2026 TBD

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PAST SESSIONS

Date
Topic
 Presenter(s)
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

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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

Staff profile

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

Staff profile

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

Staff profile

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