Parenting Supports Podcast

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

Episodes

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

December 1, 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 what exactly is Voices of Child Health in Chicago...

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Talking Gun Safety with Doctors Deanna Behrens and Audrey Brewer

September 9, 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 include:
* Having firearms inside the home and safe sto...

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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 insight into issues around parental stress.

Be sure to ...

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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 done to address trauma in the family.

It has been a...

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Parental Self-Care with Gail Brodkey and Tara Seider

April 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 Hospital.

It has been a challenging year for parents, and...

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Parenting Supports Podcast

Episodes

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Talking Stress & Anxiety with Megan Lerner and Miller Shivers

Parenting & Trauma with Megan Lerner and Anthony Vesco

Parental Self-Care with Gail Brodkey and Tara Seider

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

Talking Gun Safety with Doctors Deanna Behrens and Audrey Brewer