What happens when no one is watching our children?
Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Patty Dailey Lewis, Executive Director of the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children, to discuss a little-discussed consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic: the increased threat to children.
With children at home, that means more children spending more unmonitored time in unsafe home environments. As children spend more time on-line, there is also an increased danger from internet predators.
The Beau Biden Foundation’s mission, carrying on the legacy of the late former Delaware Attorney General and son of former Vice President Joe Biden, is to prevent child abuse and crimes against children through effectively educating adults and children, to develop the next generation of child welfare professionals and to strengthen child protection laws around the country. Aaron and Patty discuss increasing concerns about internet safety and online predators, the growing threat to children in unsafe home environments, the importance of parents educating themselves and their kids, and the crucial role of conversation, expectation, and heightened awareness.
What happens when the eyes of the world aren’t watching anymore? Patty explains that 9 in 10 victims are abused by someone they know or trust, emphasizing that we are all home now as result of the pandemic, and that reporters of abuse often are educators and medical professionals. Patty says that reports of abuse have plummeted… but that doesn’t mean the abuse has stopped but more likely is because teachers and health care providers are spending far less time with eyes-on these at-risk kids. Aaron and Patty talk about what we can do to help children and to stop abuse, as well as the Foundation’s available resources for guidance, education, and prevention.
Prior to her position at the Foundation, Patty served as Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Family Division of the Delaware Department of Justice. A passionate advocate for children, Patty has worked in the field of family and child advocacy since 1985. She has served as a commissioner on the Child Protection Accountability Commission, the Governor’s Steering Committee for the Protection of Children, the Victims Advisory Council, and more. Patty is also an Adjunct Professor at Delaware Law School.
To learn more about the Beau Biden Foundation and to access their full list of resources, please visit their website here.
To find out how you can help children in Philadelphia access laptops for education, please send Aaron an email at ajf@freiwaldlaw.com.
Host: Aaron Freiwald
Guest: Patty Dailey Lewis
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