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A Trauma-Informed Courtroom: Seven Pre-Trial Motions Child Abuse Protectors Should Routinely File

December 6, 2021

To protect children from confusing, even abusive practices while testifying, and to facilitate testimony that is fair and accurate, there are seven pre-trial motions prosecutors should file in most, if not every, case of child maltreatment.

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CAST Professor Joining WI Court of Appeals

December 1, 2021

Zero Abuse Project is pleased to announce that Marquette University Law School CAST Professor Lori Kornblum has been appointed by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to the Court of Appeals District II effective in January 2022. We want to congratulate Lori on this professional achievement. All of us at Zero Abuse are forever grateful for her dedication to CAST instruction in WI and

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CAST Cited in U.S. National Blueprint to End Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents

November 23, 2021

Zero Abuse Project is pleased to see the number of strong proposals contained in the U.S. National Blueprint to End Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents. We are particularly excited to see the strong recommendations to improve undergraduate and graduate training of future child protection professionals–a reform we have taken the lead on through our Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) initiative.

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MS Study Highlights the Importance of Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) Education

November 22, 2021

Zero Abuse Project is pleased to announce that the statewide evaluation of CAST programming in Mississippi has concluded and the results are available for review here. Highlights of the study show that: CAST learners possess better child abuse and neglect (CAN) knowledge and skills versus non-CAST learners. CAST certificate and minor programming shows the greatest improvement of key CAN competency

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Menlo Church Assessment Final Report

October 13, 2021

Assessment of Menlo Church’s Response to a Congregant Expressing an Attraction to Children In December of 2020, Zero Abuse Project entered into a contract with Menlo Church to assess whether a former volunteer, who had confided to having an attraction to children, had engaged in any acts of sexual misconduct. Zero Abuse interviewed 104 witnesses and reviewed or analyzed more

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Zero Abuse Project Appoints Three New Board Members

October 8, 2021

Zero Abuse Project is excited to announce the appointment of three new members to their Board of Directors: Michael Johnson (Detective Mike), Elizabeth Hobbs, and Michael Galantino. These new directors are dedicated to protecting children from abuse and sexual assault and have been imperative and influential in their support of the cause.

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CAST Quarterly Newsletter: September 2021

September 30, 2021

The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our quarterly CAST newsletter!

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CAST: From Minor to Major and Some Adventures in Between

September 21, 2021

Shared with us from the University of Missouri-St. Louis As one of the few Child Advocacy Centers embedded within a university since 1997, Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis knew we wanted to align with the University of Missouri-St. Louis’s teaching mission in a meaningful way and leverage the expertise of working professionals in our center for UMSL students.

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Mississippi’s Experience Implementing CAST

August 2, 2021

Researchers Ted Cross and Yu-Ling Chiu have analyzed the implementation of Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) in Mississippi and concluded the “CAST initiative has had considerable success and good prospects for enduring.” This is the 9th peer reviewed and published study on CAST. Read the study here.

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Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA)’s Global Health Summit

July 29, 2021

The Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA) is a worldwide organization dedicated to promoting health education and research as it pertains to the recognition, treatment, and prevention of the health effects of violence and abuse throughout the lifespan. As such, AVA has been a long supporter of Zero Abuse Project’s Child Advocacy Studies and Child Advocacy and Adult Studies (CAST,

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Not an Ocean Away, Only a Moment Away: A Prosecutor’s Primer for Obtaining Remotely Stored Data

July 27, 2021

Digital evidence is increasingly stored remotely on servers across state lines, around the globe, and beyond. Accordingly, prosecuting technology-facilitated child abuse in the 21st century requires a familiarity with the Stored Communications Act, trajectory of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, and complex international considerations. Robert Peters and colleagues have written a pioneering law review article to equip prosecutors with strategies for obtaining

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The Forensic Interviewer at Trial: Guidelines for the Admission and Scope of Expert Testimony Concerning a Forensic Interview in a Case of Child Abuse (Revised and Expanded)

July 27, 2021

Expert testimony on the forensic interview remains a relatively new subject with significant variations from state to state, and even judge to judge as to what is permissible. To assist prosecutors, forensic interviewers and other professionals, Victor Vieth has written a comprehensive law review article that summarizes the case law on this subject and proposes guidelines for the scope of expert testimony from the forensic interviewer

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CAST Quarterly Newsletter: June 2021

June 30, 2021

The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our quarterly CAST newsletter!

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Child Advocacy Studies (CAST): A National Movement to Improve the Undergraduate and Graduate Training of Child Protection Professionals

May 4, 2021

The Center for Child Advocacy Studies is a program of Zero Abuse Project that works in partnership with institutions of higher education throughout the United States to fully prepare future child protection professionals to adequately recognize, report, and respond to child maltreatment.

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University of Missouri – St. Louis Announces CAST Degree

May 4, 2021

A success story shared with us by Dr. Jamie Tester Morfoot, Assistant Professor of Social Work at UWEC.

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CAST Quarterly Newsletter: March 2021

March 31, 2021

The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our quarterly CAST newsletter!

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New Technology Tested by CAST Students

March 24, 2021

The University of Illinois Springfield has partnered with Creative InformationTechnology, Inc. to beta-test app-based software to help modernize and improve childwelfare investigations. CAST students, under the guidance of Dr. Betsy Goulet, will be involved in the preliminary research surrounding these apps.

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Journey with the CAST Curriculum: University of WI – Eau Claire’s Social Work Program

March 24, 2021

A success story shared with us by Dr. Jamie Tester Morfoot, Assistant Professor of Social Work at UWEC.

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Rationale for a Social Statement on Child Abuse and Child Protection

March 19, 2021

Students at Wartburg Theological Seminary interacted with numerous child abuse experts and reviewed multiple scientific and theological works related to child abuse. From this work, the students developed a social statement on child abuse and child protection. Zero Abuse Project was honored to consult on this project and hopes this publication will aid faith communities in responding to child abuse.

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Providing Results: Mississippi CAST Initiative

March 19, 2021

Providing Results: Mississippi CAST Initiative Eighteen months into a two-year evaluation project, the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi (CAC) is discovering valuable data to support their Children’s Advocacy Studies (CAST) Initiative. With the help of University of Illinois’s research team, the preliminary data has reinforced the significance of CAST courses at participating Mississippi colleges and universities. A two-year study was

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CAST Quarterly Newsletter: December 2020

December 31, 2020

The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our CAST quarterly newsletter!

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Fredonia launches Child Advocacy Studies certificate program

November 19, 2020

A new Advanced Certificate in Child Advocacy Studies (CAST), designed to better prepare educators and other professionals to respond to child maltreatment, has been approved for Fredonia. The university anticipates enrolling its first students in Child Advocacy Studies during the Summer of 2021. Admission requirements include a master’s degree or current enrollment in a master’s degree program. Read full article

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Volume 2, Issue 5: When the Child Has Spoken: Corroborating the Forensic Interview

October 12, 2020

It has long been considered, and is widely accepted as best practices to respond to cases of child abuse as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT

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CAST Quarterly Newsletter: September 2020

September 30, 2020

The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our quarterly CAST newsletter!

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CAST Quarterly Newsletter: June 2020

June 30, 2020

The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our CAST quarterly newsletter!

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