Everyone in our community believes the safety and security of our children is important. We meet 3 people keeping our children safe from school shootings. Learn about the programs that keep our school staff informed during an incident. Hear how this system prevented the escalation of an incident here in Roswell.  Thank you Roswell Independent School District for allowing us to have Kristen Salyards Community Schools District Lead, Ana Romero School Resource Officer, and LJ Harrell the Safe School Liaison with us on this episode.   Episode Highlights  1:10 -  Meet the Roswel ..read more

We invited Shelley Repp from the New Mexico Dream Center in Albuquerque  to discuss the Human Trafficking epidemic. She speaks to the services they provide to homeless youth, and how the cycle of trafficking begins. This episode also covers how to look out for the children in your life and the situational awareness you need as an adult in real life and online to keep yourself safe.  Episode Highlights  1:53 - How the Dream Center supports homeless youth in Albuquerque  3:00 - Shelley Repp shares the first time she met a teen being trafficked 5:00 - Services you didn’t reali ..read more

Chaves County CASA has a long-standing relationship with Assistance Dogs of The West. This non-profit organization builds successful working partnerships between facilities, handlers, and justice facility dogs at CASA and many other justice facilities. Linda Milanese, the CEO, and President, alongside Jill Felice, Founder, and Executive VP, join the team at CASA to share the process of selecting justice facility dogs and handlers. They also provide several examples of places ADW dogs create positive outcomes for those that interact with them.  Learn more about Assistance Dogs Of The West ..read more

You hear all over social media, and news to guard children against sex trafficking, but what does that mean? Victims Advocate for Human Traffic Victims and Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Terri Madrid joins the Chaves County CASA team to define what types of trafficking are taking place and who is falling prey. We also discuss the role online pornography, and social media play in normalizing and fueling this epidemic. Listen to this episode to educate yourself on what to look our for and how to support survivors.    Episode Highlights  1:00 - Our guest Terri Madrid share ..read more

The Chaves County Mutli-Disciplinary teams work with law enforcement to investigate child abuse allegations. On this episode Detective Beto Loya discusses the challenges with investigating child pornography on a local level. He also shares the challenges and successes that come along with the extended time period between investigation and prosecution.  Humberto (Beto) Loya has been with the Roswell Police Department since 2013 (9 years). He started as a police service aide then moved up to a Certified Officer in 2015. Beto attended the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe NM whe ..read more

Our Human Resource and a Pastor Kevin Price leads us through a complicated conversation discussing Spiritual Abuse. In this episode we cover the challenges faced when abuse takes place parallel to faith. The team speaks to the venerability, trauma, and healing that they have observed. While this episode focuses on a Christian perspective, it’s important to note spiritual abuse can impact many spiritual communities. Episode Highlights  1:49 - Meet Kevin Price, Human Resource and a Pastor 2:30 - How abuse impacts the entire faith community 4:00 - What was modeled for us by Jesus  6:00 ..read more

If you are a school teacher, administrator, or staff member, this is an episode that can help you support the children at your facility. Kristen Salyards, who runs the Sierra Middle School Community School here in Chaves County, joins us to talk about what behavior indicates a child is in crisis. Our conversation covers what to do if a child reports abuse or if you suspect there may be an issue. We also share boundaries to protect the relationship with the student so trust can be built while helping them manage this crisis.   Episode Highlights  Our guest Kristen Salyards has be ..read more

Our guest this week, Victor Vieth with the Zero Abuse Project, educates us on a wide variety of ways prosecutors can and should be supporting victims. This episode discusses the gaps that can exist in victim advocate offices when the system fails to meet people at their trauma and serve their needs. CASA’s Multi-Disciplinary Team explores how additional education, trauma informed care, and spiritual abuse can play a part in abuse cases. We also have an in-depth discussion about why we need to change the narrative as a country and to change the way we look at the abuse of boys, and young men. T ..read more

Natasha continues to lead us through the definitions of abuse from a legal standpoint. This episode explores when discipline crosses a line and an individual's actions become abusive, and how these things may present in other behaviors. We also speak to the way’s young people get autonomy over their bodies to heal from abuse, and what you can do to make an impact in your community.  Episode Highlights  1:30 - Natasha joins us again this episode to discuss forms of child abuse you may not recoginze.  4:00 - Megan and Sean speak to abuse that is not illegal, but is still abusive ..read more

To understand how to give children a voice we need to clearly define what types of abuse exist, and recognize what that may present itself as. Our co-host Natasha Sing joins us as a guest expert to define, differentiate, and spot what various forms of abuse may present itself as. This episode takes an in-depth look on terminology that we will use on this podcast.    Episode Highlights  1:00 - Meet Natasha Sing from the Children’s Advocacy Center at CASA 1:30 - Defining what types of child abuse exists   2:20 - The difference between abuse and neglect 2:50 - Most common ..read more