As a child, Dave Pelzer experienced horrific abuse at the hands of his mother. Beaten and neglected, 12 year old David was rescued from his torment and placed in foster care. The story of his journey from a traumatized child to a grown man is told in Dave’s three books, “A Child Called It”, “The Lost Boy”, and “A Man Named Dave”. Please join co-host, Prentiss Pemberton for an interview with childhood trauma survivor and bestselling author, Dave Pelzer.
Program Note: This interview will cover a charged subject and may have some graphic conversations about child abuse and neglect. Parents should consider listening to this program before listening to it with their child.
HOST: Prentiss Pemberton, LCSW
GUESTS:
LINKS:
- Dave Pelzer: “You don’t get over it, you just accept it” from The Telegraph
- Alaska Depart of Health and Human Social Services’ Office of Children’s Services
- Abuse of Alaska children even worse than grim stats suggest, study says from the ADN
- The CDC’s site for child abuse and neglect
- Long term consequences of child abuse and neglect (PDF)
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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, May 7, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, May 7, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Cleveland Clinic
- Mayo Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Super Smart Health
- Understanding Health Research
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Prentiss Pemberton is a host of Line One: Your Health Connection at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at lineone@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Prentiss here.
