Child Trends On Topic

At the dawn of a new Congress and presidential administration, Child Trends On Topic discusses a topic that has dominated recent discussions around school safety: bullying. Our guest is Dr. Deborah Temkin, program area director for Education at Child Trends and a nationally recognized expert on bullying prevention. Here, she discusses the past, present, and future of this hot-button topic, including recommendations for incoming policymakers.

In the first episode of Child Trends On Topic, we take a look at the obstacles and traumas that young people often face when they flee a foreign country for the United States. Read more about this topic in Child Trends' report, "Moving Beyond Trauma: Child Migrants and Refugees in the United States," available here: http://www.childtrends.org/?post_type=publications&p=19698 Featuring interviews with three experts on the child refugee crisis: Dr. David Murphey, author of "Moving Beyond Trauma." Sarnata Reynolds, immigration lawyer and director of Strategy for Humanity. Raquel Farah, Student Services Coordinator for Briya Public Charter School in Washington, DC.