“Stigma Stoppers” club focusing on childhood trauma
A local school is working to end the stigma surrounding childhood trauma. Jenilee Cousil, an art teacher at Washington High School, started the...
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New CAST Resources from Pennsylvania and NPEIV Collaboration
Dr. Pearl Berman, Child Advocacy and Adult Studies (CAAST) faculty at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Immediate Past President of the National Partnership...
Interviewing Lucas: A Case on Polyvictimization
"Interviewing Lucas" is a case-study on polyvictimization that examines the importance of screening for all forms of maltreatment during child forensic interviews and...
Zero Abuse Project Board Member Dr. Hans Keirstead Presents United Nations Keynote on CSA
Zero Abuse Project Board Member and Immunis, Inc. Chairman, Dr. Hans Keirstead, delivered a keynote on child sexual abuse to the UN General...
CAST Quarterly Newsletter: September 2022
The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our quarterly CAST newsletter!
Biden signs bill eliminating civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims
In a major victory for victims of child sexual abuse, President Biden signed a bill that will eliminate the statute of limitations for...
Investigating church abuse with GRACE
Watch this TV news segment covering the investigation into clergy sexual abuse from our friends at Godly Response to Abuse in the Chrstian...
Judge approves $2.46 billion reorganization plan for Boy Scouts to settle abuse claims
Nearly a year after Zero Abuse Project’s press conference, a bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the...
WAMW Interview with Zero Abuse Project Staff
Listen to Zero Abuse Project staff and Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) Director Dr. Tyler Counsil discuss our mission, impact, and some exciting upcoming...
CAST Director Incoming NPEIV President-Elect
The National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) and Zero Abuse Project are pleased to announce that CAST Director, Dr. Tyler Counsil,...
Upcoming ACEs Health Champions Gathering: Can Trauma-Informed Care Training Impact Behavioral Health Graduate Students?
Please join Zero Abuse and its affiliates at the Academy on Violence and Abuse for our next ACEs Health Champions Gathering, a two-part...
CAST Recognized in New Family Violence Publication
A new publication exploring pandemic-related factors associated with predicting family violence and child maltreatment has been released in Frontiers in Psychiatry. The publication...
CAST Director Dr. Tyler Counsil on “History. Culture. Trauma.”
On the this episode of the PACEs Connection podcast, “History. Culture. Trauma.” special guest Dr. Tyler Counsil, Zero Abuse Project staff member and...
CAST Quarterly Newsletter: June 2022
The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our quarterly CAST newsletter!
Where the Boys Are: Investigating & Prosecuting Cases of Child Sexual Abuse When the Victim is Male
This article explores the research on the sexual abuse of boys and offers concrete suggestions for conducting forensic interviews with these children, investigating...
Exigency and Encrypted Cloud Accounts (Part 2)
This article provides 7 advanced strategies for prosecutors, as well as guidance for dealing with cloud providers and other stakeholders. Zero Abuse Project...
Exigency and Encrypted Cloud Accounts (Part 1)
This article provides 8 introductory considerations for prosecutors, and addresses the complexity and challenges faced when working cases involving remotely stored and encrypted...
Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools
Zero Abuse Project's Chief Program Officer for Education and Research, Victor Vieth, speaks with PolitiFact about grooming and teaching children about gender identity...
Zero Abuse Project Staff Publishes New Book
Zero Abuse Project staff member and Director of Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, Alison Feigh, has co-authored a new book exploring the complicated issue...
Upcoming ACEs Health Champions Gathering: A 2 Part Series on Intergenerational Trauma
Please join Zero Abuse and its affiliates at the Academy on Violence and Abuse for our next ACEs Health Champions Gathering, a two-part...
Online Behavior and Kids on NBC Affiliate
In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Zero Abuse Project and Jacob Wetterling Resource Center contribute to an online seminar and discusses concerning...
Child Victims with Disabilities: A Guide for Prosecutors
Prosecutors handling cases involving children with disabilities must be prepared to serve and advocate for individual child victims’ unique physical, cognitive, and/or emotional...
Interviewing Children with Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Forensic Interviewers
This article offers factors to consider when forensic interviewers and child abuse multidisciplinary team (MDT) members are preparing the forensic interview and MDT...
MCAA Training with Zero Abuse Project
The Redwood County Attorney’s Office hosts a training led by Zero Abuse Project staff Victor Vieth, Chief Program Officer of Education and Research,...
