CSAReps podcast: “We won’t end child sexual abuse if we don’t look at the root causes… (and how fiction may help us with that)” with Reggie Noto
The CSAReps podcast is back. Our guest speaker for today’s episode is Reggie Noto, the Senior Advisor of Primary Prevention at Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center in Michigan, who does incredible work with a talented team in designing, implementing, and measuring initiatives for preventing child sexual abuse. Reggie’s focus is on primary prevention within the community, and she has used fiction and the arts in general as part of that effort.
In this episode, we discussed many things, such as:
• The Fighting Words Reading Circle: Organizing a community Reading Circle to reflect on Fighting Words, which is a fictional book by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley with child sexual abuse representation.
• Creative Collaboration with Michigan State University: Working with Professor Ross Choes, a Professor of Advertising and university students at Advanced Creative Advertising classes to produce public service announcements to prevent child sexual abuse.
• CSA Prevention and Fiction: Reggie’s perspective on the role of fiction in CSA primary prevention.
• Local Eats: Reggie’s favorite food recommendations 🍒
Watch the podcast episode on our Spotify and check out the overview on our website.
Interviewed and written by Olivia Susilo | Research Assistant