The Pinwheel Podcast: Hope for Florida's Families

In this episode, Project Coordinator Heather Jones interviews the new Executive Director for Prevent Child Abuse Florida, Chesley Richardson. 

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Project Coordinator Heather Jones interviews Brevard Family Partnership President and CEO Phil Scarpelli. Brevard Family Partnership is a community-based care lead agency contracted with the Department of Children and Families. Brevard C.A.R.E.S. is a non-profit organization that helps prevent child abuse and neglect by providing resources to strengthen families so that...

In Chris Lolley's farewell episode of The Pinwheel Podcast, he talks with Project Coordinator Heather Jones about the statewide Circle of Parents peer support groups. Learn more about Circle of Parents   Contact Heather Jones: email hjones@ounce.org or call (850) 921-4494 ext. 202

In this episode, Chris interviews Jennifer Wills, Network Partner and Expansion Lead for with Care Connect+ BRAVE (Be Resilient And Voice Emotions). Learn more about the program: www.careconnectplus.com/programs/brave/ Watch a video about the BRAVE program and some of the impacts they have made since they started in 2019:  https://youtu.be/Vk_V1fFeydg The 2023  BRAVE Summit is scheduled for March...

Chris Lolley discusses the six Protective Factors that help prevent abuse and neglect.

Director of Communications Zoe Linafelt, APR, speaks with Executive Director Chris Lolley about the many free resources and materials available to everyone on PreventChildAbuseFL.org . Links to materials mentioned in this episode: Parent and Advocacy Guides Safe Sleep Water Safety "Resilience" Film Order Portal for Books & Educational Resources (create a new account or log in to orde...

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley spoke with Megan Diehl, Florida State Director of Unite Us . This episode was recorded on June 17, 2022.

In recognition of Water Safety Month, Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley speaks with Dr. Robert Karch, the Deputy Secretary for Children’s Medical Services at the Florida Department of Health , about drowning prevention and urgent water safety issues parents need to know. Please note, some topics in this episode are heavy/troubling and may not be appropriate for children....

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley and Communications Director Zoe Linafelt led a webinar for partners about how to use the Child Abuse Prevention Month online toolkit, and two partners shared their plans for the special month. There is a video of this webinar available on YouTube . This episode was recorded on March 17, 2022.

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley answers a few general questions from Director of Communications Zoe Linafelt about Child Abuse Prevention Month. 2022 Child Abuse Prevention Month partner toolkit Local events around Florida recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley, Project Coordinator Heather Jones, and Communications Director Zoe Linafelt led a webinar for partners about how to use the Child Abuse Prevention Month online toolkit,  and two partners shared their plans for the special month. Link to Positive Parenting website mentioned in webinar. There is a video of this webinar available on YouTube...

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley, Project Coordinator Heather Jones, and Communications Director Zoe Linafelt led a webinar for partners about how to use the Child Abuse Prevention Month online toolkit and other ways to get involved in Florida's campaign. There is a video of this webinar available on YouTube . This episode was recorded on February 25, 2022.

Chris Lolley (Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director) and Zoe Linafelt (Director of Communications for The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida ) talk about Child Abuse Prevention Month and the importance of one caring adult in a child's life.

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley talks about Family Resource Centers with the following guests: Pebbles Edelman, M.Ed., Ed. S., LMHC, Senior Vice President of Clinical and Community Services for Partnership for Strong Families Stacy Merritt, Director of Resource Centers for Partnership for Strong Families  This episode was recorded on December 9, 2021.

Prevent Child Abuse Florida Executive Director Chris Lolley talks with the following guests about Community Partnership Schools : Children’s Home Society (CHS) Regional Executive Director Jessica Davis Program Coordinator for the UCF Center for Community Schools Robert Palmer, M.Ed. Statewide Director of Community Partnership Schools with CHS Jarvis Wheeler, MPA, MSW Superintendent of Manatee Coun...

Special guests Jennifer Ohlsen, Vanessa Fischel, and Melba Zavala join Chris Lolley and talk about safe sleep environments for infants and how Healthy Families Florida staff including home visitors can help families. Jennifer Ohlsen is the Executive Director of Healthy Families Florida. Vanessa Fischel is the Program Manager of Healthy Families Hendry & Glades. Melba Zavala is the Supervisor o...

Special guests Retired Major Connie Shingledecker and Rebecca Albert  join Chris Lolley and talk about the ABCs of Safe Sleep for babies. This episode is the first in a series of interviews in recognition of October as Safe Sleep Awareness Month. Ret. Maj. Shingledecker is a member of Florida’s Child Abuse Death Review Team. Rebecca Albert is the Strategic Initiatives Manager for the Juvenile Welf...

Special guests Suzan Gage and Lindsay Holmes join Chris Lolley and talk about their work at the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida. Learn more about their organization here: www.elcnwf.org

Special guest Bart Klika, Chief Research Officer for Prevent Child Abuse America, joins Chris Lolley to talk about prevention policy and upcoming opportunities.

Chris and Nydia talk to Yaridis Garcia, Community Planning Manager for the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, about the Juvenile Welfare Board's Neighborhood Family Centers and 2021 Child Abuse Prevention Conference.

Join us as we kick of the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month in Florida. 

Chris and Nydia talk about the upcoming Pinwheels for Prevention campaign in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month. We discuss strategies for a successful campaign and meet guests who participate in the campaign in a variety of ways. To see the slides used in the original webinar or learn more about the campaign, visit https://www.ounce.org/CAP_toolkit.html. 

Chris and Nydia talk about the upcoming Pinwheels for Prevention campaign in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month. We discuss strategies for a successful campaign and meet guests who participate in the campaign in a variety of ways. To see the slides used in the original webinar or learn more about the campaign, visit https://www.ounce.org/CAP_toolkit.html. 

Learn about the Pinwheels for Prevention national awareness campaign for Child Abuse Prevention Month and plans for participation throughout Florida. 

Chris Lolley and Nydia Ntouda explore the importance of mentoring with guests from Inspire Daytona.