Suicide rates among adolescents have risen across the past two decades, particularly among LGBTQ+ youths. These alarming statistics underscore the importance of suicide prevention as a fundamental component of professional development in youth-serving fields. In this webinar interview, Dr. Lucas Zullo, an expert in family-focused evidence-based suicide prevention, discusses his work on trauma-informed approaches that aim to promote safety and prevent any unintended re-traumatization.

The sexual grooming of children has emerged as a focal point of renewed public interest and prevention research. Child sexual grooming is a deliberate and deceptive process that paves the way to child sexual abuse. It involves behaviors that provide predators with access to children while reducing the likelihood that the abuse will be detected. Grooming tactics target not only the child but their caregivers and other influential adults as well.

This webinar features Drs. Doyle Pruitt and Molly Wolf, who discuss what professionals need to know about child sexual grooming