Parenting Supports Podcast

Dec 01 2022
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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

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Talking the VOCHIC Report: Gun Violence Exposure and Mental Health Impact Among Chicago Youth

Dec 01 2022 22 mins  
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

Talking Gun Safety with Doctors Deanna Behrens and Audrey Brewer

Sep 09 2022 49 mins  
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 inc

Talking Stress & Anxiety with Megan Lerner and Miller Shivers

May 24 2021 39 mins  
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 insi

Parenting & Trauma with Megan Lerner and Anthony Vesco

May 14 2021 51 mins  
In this episode of the Strengthening Chicago's Youth Parenting Support Podcast, host Cassandra Otoo discusses all things parenting and trauma with Lurie Children's staff members Anthony Vesco, PhD., a pediatric psychologist and Megan Lerner, Clinical Coordinator of the Trauma Treatment Service. The trio dive into the question of what role trauma plays in parenting, and what can be

Parental Self-Care with Gail Brodkey and Tara Seider

Apr 29 2021 25 mins  
In the inaugural episode of the Strengthening Chicago's Youth Parent Support Podcast, host Cassandra Otoo dives right in with a robust discussion on parental self-care during covid with Tara Seider, a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Gail Brodkey, a licensed clinical social worker and coordinator for the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Chicago at Lurie Children's Hospit