The Protective Factor Podcast
Every Child Needs a Protective Factor. You Can Be One.
A podcast that helps caring adults build stronger relationships with youth through science, compassion, and practical tools that foster resilience, hope, and healthy development.
"Resilience is built, not born."
— Dr. Jamie
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Peer-reviewed research and public-health frameworks — translated for the adults doing the work.
The Impact of Positive Adult Relationships on Adolescent Brain Development
Download PDF →Integrating Protective Factors into Public Health Frameworks
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"You don't have to be perfect to be a protective factor. You just have to be present, consistent, and safe."
Dr. Jamie Freeny
DrPH, MPH • Host
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Voices from the Protective Factor Community
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
Nelson Mandela
There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear, and that they can grow up in peace.
Kofi Annan
If we are to teach real peace in this world… we shall have to begin with the children.
Mahatma Gandhi
Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.
Lady Bird Johnson
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.
Margaret Mead
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