Announcing season 3 of Overloaded: Understanding Neglect, a podcast series from the Institute for Child and Family Well-being.
In season 3 of Overloaded: Understanding Neglect, we confront the complex challenges of poverty, social isolation, and systemic failures where, too often, overloaded families are expected to beat the odds that have been stacked against them. In this season, we explore how we might change the conditions so that we improve the odds for children and families to thrive.
Through conversations with national and local experts and changemakers, we dive into the innovative ideas that aspire to transform our systems through community leadership, build an aligned and comprehensive primary prevention ecosystem, and unlock the power of lived experience through true collaboration.
Through the first couple years of our Strong Families, Thriving Children, Connected Communities’ initiative, which included seasons 1 and 2 of this podcast series, we were able to align the insights and experiences of those who know these issues best with the evidence that has shown promise in advancing meaningful solutions. This collaborative effort identified four critical pathways – Economic Stability, Social Connectedness, Community Collaboration, and Workforce Inclusion and Innovation – that will shape the future of our initiative that aspires to reduce family separations for reasons of neglect.
Join me, Luke Waldo, as I explore how we might change the conditions through systems transformation, a prevention ecosystem, and the power of lived experience with research and policy experts Jennifer Jones (Prevent Child Abuse America), Marlo Nash (Children’s Home Society of America), Bryan Samuels (Chapin Hall), Allison Thompson (UPenn’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research), local practice leaders and experts Kate Luster (Rock County Human Services) and Blake Roberts Crall (Madison Forward Fund), and Lived Experience leaders and experts Anthony Barrows (Project Evident), Sixto Cancel (Think of Us), Samantha Copus (Jefferson County Parents Supporting Parents), and Bryn Fortune (Nurture Connection Family Network Collaborative).
Additionally, we have the honor this season to share many highlights from this year’s Wicked Problems Institute hosted by Children’s Home Society of America and the Jordan Institute for Families at the University of North Carolina.
We believe neglect is preventable. Listen to the trailer today and join us on Wednesday, January 8th when we premiere season 3 wherever you listen to your podcasts.