Parenting Supports Podcast

By: Strengthening Chicago's Youth
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  • Summary

  • The Parenting Supports Podcast, sponsored by Strengthening Chicago's Youth, is about all things parenting. It is our goal to empower our audience by providing information on topics relevant to the lives of parents. You'll hear topics of self-care, trauma, and managing stress and anxiety while adjusting to a pandemic. You should listen if you are a parent, grandparent, caretake or community provider seeking to explore topics to improve parents confidence. You will leave each episode with useful information.

    Strengthening Chicago's Youth, or SCY, is Chicago’s largest violence prevention collaborative and catalyst for innovation convened by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

    The Parenting Supports Podcast is hosted by Cassandra Otoo and produced by Dion McGill
    Copyright Strengthening Chicago's Youth
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Episodes
  • Talking the VOCHIC Report: Gun Violence Exposure and Mental Health Impact Among Chicago Youth

    Talking the VOCHIC Report: Gun Violence Exposure and Mental Health Impact Among Chicago Youth
    Dec 1 2022
    For this episode, podcast producer Dion Mcgill comes in front of the mic to discuss with host Cassandra Otoo the newest report released by Voices of Child Health in Chicago. The report, "Gun Violence Exposure and the Mental Health Impact Among Chicago Youth" highlights the effects of exposure to gun violence on the health of youth, as reported by Chicago area parents.

    We talk about what exactly is Voices of Child Health in Chicago and the work that they do. We also discuss the importance of reports like those released by VOCHIC, and what immediately jumped out to us from this report, and how this information impacts the work we do in SCY and in our Juvenile Justice Collaborative Project.

    Note: Cassandra Otoo accidentally misstates her title. She is the Program Coordinator for the Juvenile Justice Collaborative.

    Resources:
    Voices of Child Health in Chicago (https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/voices-of-child-health-in-chicago/Gun-Violence-Exposure-and-Mental-Health-Impact-Among-Chicago-Youth)

    Changing the Beat of Mental Health: Amplifying Our Voice Report (https://www.healingthroughjustice.org/_files/ugd/7de017_24ae0dbf2403443bbd898cb19e085a60.pdf)

    Juvenile Justice Collaborative (https://scy-chicago.org/projects/juvenile-justice-collaborative)

    Parenting Support Initiative Resources (https://scy-chicago.org/projects/parenting-support-initiative-parenting-support-podcast)


    Be sure to visit the Strengthening Chicago's Youth website (https://scy-chicago.org/) to sign up for the SCY newsletter and for more information on SCY. Also, you can follow SCY on social media:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrengtheningChicagosYouth
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scy_chicago/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCY_Chicago

    Be sure to subscribe, and we would love it if you left a rate and review.
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    23 mins
  • Talking Gun Safety with Doctors Deanna Behrens and Audrey Brewer

    Talking Gun Safety with Doctors Deanna Behrens and Audrey Brewer
    Sep 9 2022
    For the third consecutive year, gun violence is the top most common social concern among Chicago parents (regardless of demographic factors including race, gender, socioeconomic status, parental status, etc).

    In this episode of the Parenting Supports Podcast, host Cassandra Otoo sits down with Doctors Deanna Behrens and Audrey Brewer to talk all things gun safety.

    Topics covered include:
    * Having firearms inside the home and safe storage
    * How to have conversations with youth about firearm safety
    * Links between mental health and gun violence
    * Resources for parents on gun safety and mental health supports

    Resources:

    Strengthening Chicago's Youth Parenting Support Toolkits (https://scy-chicago.org/projects/parenting-support-initiative-parenting-support-podcast/)

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org/)

    SAMHSA National Helpline (https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline)

    American Academy of Pediatrics (https://www.aap.org/)

    American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (https://www.aacap.org/)

    Be Smart For Kids (https://besmartforkids.org/)

    Be sure to visit the Strengthening Chicago's Youth website (https://scy-chicago.org/) to sign up for the SCY newsletter and for more information on SCY. Also, you can follow SCY on social media:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrengtheningChicagosYouth
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scy_chicago/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCY_Chicago

    Be sure to subscribe, and we would love it if you left a rate and review.
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    49 mins
  • Talking Stress & Anxiety with Megan Lerner and Miller Shivers

    Talking Stress & Anxiety with Megan Lerner and Miller Shivers
    May 24 2021
    In this episode of the Strengthening Chicago's Youth Parenting Support Podcast, host Cassandra Otoo discusses stress and anxiety with Lurie Children's staff members Megan Lerner, Clinical Coordinator of the Trauma Treatment Service and Miller Shivers, PhD, Director of the Little Ones program.

    It continues to be a challenging time for parents, and Megan and Miller offer tons of insight into issues around parental stress.

    Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode of this special challenge series.Also, please take a moment to rate and review OTBP on your favorite podcast app.

    You can learn more about the Lurie Children's Little Ones program here:
    https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/little-ones/

    Follow Strengthening Chicago's Youth on social media:
    * Facebook.com/StrengtheningChicagosYouth
    * Twitter.com/SCY_Chicago
    * Instagram.com/SCY_Chicago

    If you have additional questions or feedback, please feel free to send us an email at scy@luriechildrens.org

    You can also sign up for the SCY Newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3eKlSf6

    This episode was produced by Dion Mcgill, SCY Communications Manager
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    40 mins

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