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Make Consent an Everyday Conversation

By Jordan Mayfield, LSCSW LCAC April 17, 2019

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In the wake of the #metoo movement there’s emerged a necessary and welcomed conversation about consent and its importance in the reduction of sexual assault. On the local level there has been a strong emphasis on self-defense classes to help empower individuals against potential attackers. While this is important work, it leaves out a key…

Teens Are Saying "Me Too" Too

By Wes Crenshaw, PhD ABPP CST January 8, 2018

Rape culture, misogyny, sexual harassment, abuse of power. In the last few months, these terms have all come to the forefront of our national discussion under the banner of the #MeToo movement. But, I can safely say from countless discussions over the last decade that those topics are nothing new to teens and young adults.They’ve…

KCUR Up to Date: Thirteen Reasons Why...And Why Not

By Wes Crenshaw, PhD ABPP CST May 11, 2017

We had a great on-air conversation about Thirteen Reasons Why on Kansas City Public Radio as the film and controversy continue to draw considerable attention. While I remain convinced that this is an important, if imperfect, tool for discussing a broad array of teen issues, I’ve heard some very intelligent dissent. Very little of it…

Thirteen Reasons Why: Fox 4 Morning Show Extended Facebook Interview

By Wes Crenshaw, PhD ABPP CST April 28, 2017

The response to our broadcast interviews about the Netflix miniseries Thirteen Reasons Why was so strong during the 9:00am hour on April 27th, that Mark Alford and I decided to move the conversation on to Facebook, where we took questions from a number of viewers. Mark asked some great questions and we therefore didn’t get…

Fox 4 Morning Show: Thirteen Reasons Why

By Wes Crenshaw, PhD ABPP CST April 28, 2017

On Thursday April 27, 2017 I joined Kim Nick Vasos and Kim Byrnes to discuss the Netflix original series Thirteen Reasons Why. TV is always an immediate format, and we only decided to do this show on Monday morning. My daughter and I had read the book by Jay Asher back in 2010 while working…