Is Abuse Contagious?

In “Is Abuse Contagious?” we sit down for a conversation with a guest who does fascinating work—Dyann Daley of Predict Align Prevent. As a pediatric anesthesiologist, Dr. Daley was driven by the sight of little kids fighting for their lives in the emergency room because they had been abused. She started a nonprofit that uses existing data to find neighborhoods that are hot spots for abuse—including some places where folks say, “Oh, not, that’s not a problem on this side of town.” How can a family’s environment raise the risk of abuse? And what can we do to get abuse prevention services to the neighborhoods where they’re needed the most?In this episode:Children 0-3 most at risk of dying from abuse (1:45)Environment influences behavior: A place-based approach to prevention (4:28)The Predict Align Prevent model (11:53)Office of Prevention and targeted universalism (16:50)Protecting kids to death (30:31)What the critics say (42:05)There is no evil overlord hoarding data (47:35)What can people do? (51:49)Links:Dyann Daley, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Predict Align Prevent (PAP)Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect FatalitiesThe Richmond, Va., report; an ethical evaluation of the PAP program; and other resources are available online at predict-align-prevent.org/resourcesGary Slutkin, MD, former head of the World Health Organization’s Intervention Development Unit, founded Cure Violence (cvg.org)Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)Nurse-Family PartnershipCasey Family ProgramsRelated episode of One in Ten: “Prediction as Prevention” with Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Ph.D., aired on August 15, 2019The Leadership Conference mentioned is our annual conferenceFor more information about National Children’s Alliance and the work of Children’s Advocacy Centers, visit nationalchildrensalliance.org. And join us on Facebook at One in Ten podcast or email us at [email protected] the showDid you like this episode? Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.